(364)▪︎[ Closure … 2026 ]

[ One Day You Were Told This … “People Don’t Abandon The People They Love, Only The People They Are Done Using” ]
[ This Is Not You Accusing ]
[ This Is You Saying That You Are Tired Of The Abusing ]

[ For So Many Years She Said That Everything Bad That Has Happened Was Your Fault ]
[ (30yrs) Of That Sure Did Stick In Your Memory Vault ]

[ For All Of Those Years You Carried Alot Of Shame ]
[ Because She Always Had Her Finger Out ]
[ Pointing @ You To Blame ]
[ There Was Very Little Doubt ]
[ Pointing Her Finger @ You Was Her Favorite Game ]

[ She Got Good @ This Game Like Sharpening A Knife ]
[ When You Made Her Your Wife ]
[ You Did Not Ever Imagine That You Were Going To Waste Over (30yrs) Of Your Life ]

[ Maybe Way Back Then You Looked Ripe ]
[ To Be Used By Her Type ]
[ You Never Had A Gripe ]
[ Listening To The Hype ]

[ You Always Thought Your Future Was Set ]
[ But She Did Alot That Was Very Hard To Forget ]
[ You Always Thought That You Were Going Against Her Families Bet ]
[ After All Of Those Years You Grew Tired Of Being Treated Like A Pet ]

[ You Always Felt Certain ]
[ That She Wanted To Hide You Behind A Dark Curtain ]

[ She Seemed To Have The Itch ]
[ To Look @ You To Say, “Get Behind The Curtain, Bitch!” ]

[ She Always Needed To Be Out Front & Center ]
[ But Then She Put Up A Big Sign, “Do Not Enter!” ]
[ She Was The Driver Of The Car ]
[ & You Were Just The Rear Fender ]

[ You Sure Got ]
[ To Know Your Spot ]
[ She Was Important & You Were Not ]

[ She Really Did Not Like You To Express ]
[ When You Were Depressed ]

[ She Was Sure ]
[ That Would Take The Spotlight Off Of Her ]

[ The Quote You Were Told Gave Your Marriage Enough Exposure ]
[ & The Meaning Behind It Sure Gives You The Much Needed Closure ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

Aloha

|| ~ ||

(363)▪︎[ Who Are Those People? … 2026 ]

[ Who Are Those People To You Really? ]
[ Friend Or Foe? ]
[ Will They Love You Freely? ]
[ How Will You Know? ]

[ Only Time Will Tell ]
[ Will They Drag You Through Hell? ]
[ Maybe They Will Hit You In The Head So Hard It Rings Your Bell ]

[ How Will You Gain Their Trust? ]
[ If You Want A Friendship ]
[ That Right There Is A Must ]

[ But Trust Has To Be A (2)-Way Street ]
[ If Not, Get Back On Your Feet ]
[ & Retreat ]

[ Some People Only Think Of Themself ]
[ They Really Do Not Want To Put Forth The Effort On Anyone Else ]

[ That Is Okay If They Are Upfront With That Fact ]
[ Because You Just Don’t Have The Time To Always Have To React ]
[ To Their Tired Act ]

[ If Only Everyone Would Be Responsible For Their Own Piece Of Tile ]
[ Society Would Have Some Peace For Awhile ]

[ But That Is Not How Most People Want To Roll ]
[ Some People Feel Whole ]
[ When They Watch Another Person Drop Into The Rabbit’s Hole ]
[ Being A Negative a

Person Out In Society Is How They See Their Role ]

[ The Instigator ]
[ The Agitator ]
[ But Definitely Not The Navigator ]

[ They Love The Argument & The Fight ]
[ They Lose Sight ]
[ When They Feel That Others Don’t Understand Their Plight ]
[ So They Would Rather Be (2) Ships Passing During A Foggy Night ]

[ They Don’t Want To Show Any Hospitality ]
[ Because They Do Not Want To Take Any Personal Responsibility ]

[ They Would Rather Push You Down The Hill ]
[ Before Being Forced To Pick Up The Bill ]
[ Paying Their Way Is A Huge Pill ]

[ That Some People Do Not Want To Swallow ]
[ Because Deep Down Inside ]
[ They Are Hollow ]
[ & Are Just Along For The Free Ride ]

[ But You Can Do Your Part ]
[ By Giving With Your Heart ]
[ That Right There Might Be A Good Place To Start ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

Aloha

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(361)▪︎[ Once In A Lifetime? … 2026 ]

[ They Say That You Only Find Love Once In A Lifetime ]
[ Oh, If You Only Had A Dime ]
[ Each Time That Was Said ]
[ That Means There Would Only Be One Event That Would Be Sublime ]
[ Going Off In Your Head? ]

[ That Would Be A Disturbing Statement, If That’s True ]
[ Once A Marriage Doesn’t Follow All The Way Through ]
[ How Does A Man That Has A Big Heart ]
[ Such As You ]
[ Not Fall Apart? ]

[ You Thought You Found True Love Over (31yrs) Ago ]
[ Well Now You Know ]
[ That She Did Not Feel The Same Way, Also ]

[ Now That You Are Losing Your Best Friend, Confidant, & Lover ]
[ Do You Stay In Bed Underneath Your Cover’s ]
[ Or Walk Out Of The House Holding Your Head High ]
[ & Happily Start Over? ]

[ That Sounds Like A Great Idea ]
[ Get A New Place To Live ]
[ Then Furnish It With Things From IKEA ]

[ So Go Get Such & Such ]
[ Keep Everything That You Love Very Much ]

[ Start By Packing A Lunch ]
[ Get A New Place That Packs A Punch ]

[ You Have Started Over Before ]
[ Just Not Like This ]
[ Now When Go Through The Front Door ]
[ You Will Have A Brand-New ‘To-Do List’ ]

[ The World Is Wide Open Right Before Your Very Eyes ]
[ You Are Tired Of All The Past Lies ]
[ You Want A Woman Who Does Not Chase After Other Guys ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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(174)▪︎[ The Fun Is Gone … 2026 ]

[ Do You Really Deserve The Kind Of Life That You Have ]
[ When You Are In A Stressful Moment ]
[ Are You Able To Cut The Stress In ½ ]
[ When You Attempt To Make People Laugh? ]

[ Life Can Overwhelm Anyone Out Of Nowhere ]
[ Things Can Happen Here ]
[ Or Over There ]
[ Without It Being Clear ]
[ That Anyone Cares ]

[ Whenever You Walk Out Your Front Door ]
[ You Feel That You Must Prepare Your Core ]
[ For Some People’s Behavior ]
[ That Comes Across Really Poor ]
[ Do You Feel Like You Must Look Towards The Sky For Some Kind Of Favor? ]
[ Because You Don’t Want To Deal With The Crap Anymore! ]

[ Where Will It Stop? ]
[ Maybe When All Hope Is Lost ]
[ If Everything Drops ]
[ What Will Be The Final Cost? ]

[ Will There Be A Final One ]
[ When All Is Said & Done? ]
[ When There Is No More Fun ]
[ Do You Want To Pack-Up Everything & Take Off & Run? ]

[ That Sounds Like A Great & Inspiring Idea Most Days ]
[ In Your Younger Years ]
[ You Could Feel Better By Going Outside & Catching Some Sunshine Rays ]
[ How Do You Get The Fun To Stay? ]

[ You Guess You Can’t ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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(248)▪︎[ The Gender Conundrum … 2026 ]

[ Are Males & Females Really Programmed To Get Along? ]
[ So Much Goes Wrong ]
[ When The Signal Between The (2) Genders Does Not Come Across Very Strong ]

[ Women Seem To Be From Venus ]
[ So We Must Conclude That Men Are From Mars ]
[ When There Needs To Be Information Passed Between Us ]
[ It’s Like Motorcycles Trying To Understand Cars ]

[ One Is One Thing, While One Thing Is Another ]
[ They Could Be Raised In The Same Home ]
[ They Could Be Raised By The Same Father & Mother ]

[ When, Where Or How ]
[ Do Things Go Awry ]
[ It Could Be Now ]
[ But Nobody Can Understand The “Why?” ]

[ Are Men The Only Gender ]
[ That Lashes Out In Anger? ]
[ The Answer To That Can Also Get Confused With Which Is The More Tender ]

[ The Answer To Both Questions Remains Floating Up In The Air ]
[ It Can Get As Confusing As Who Has The Longest Hair ]
[ Go Ahead & Answer The (2) Questions That You Asked Right There ]

[ There Seems To Be Alot Of Physical & Emotional Traits That Is Being Shared ]
[ There Doesn’t Seem To Be Any Individuals Being Spared ]

[ Men Can Oftentimes Be Physically Stronger Then Most Women ]
[ Most Women Can Oftentimes Be More Emotional Than Most Men ]
[ But Then ]

[ That It Does Not Seem Right ]
[ To Always ]
[ Or Completely Use These Kinds Of Stereotypes ]

[ The Main Thing Must Be Understood ]
[ Is Deep Deep Down ]
[ Both Genders Are Good ]

[ Stereotypes Can Be Damning ]
[ & Alarming ]
[ It Is Your Understanding ]
[ That Both Genders Can Also Be Quite Charming ]

[ Nobody Understands ]
[ When One Side Of A Couple ]
[ Always Makes Demands ]

[ Just Know ]
[ That The Understanding Part Might Come About @ A Really Slow ]

[ Pace ]
[ So Give Each Other Some Grace ]
[ Without Getting Into Each Other’s Face ]

[ Because Hostility Does Not Solve Anything ]
[ Rejoice When You See ]
[ What The Other Gender Can Bring ]

[ To The Table ]
[ When They Are Capable ]
[ When They Are Able ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

Aloha

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(360)▪︎[ Judgemental People … 2026 ]

[ When Someone Tells You, “You Know Better Than That” ]
[ It Can Feel Like You Have Been Hit Upside Your Head With A Baseball Bat ]
[ People Will Always Remind You That, “You Don’t Have The (9) Lives Of A Cat” ]
[ & You Will Always Be Nagged About Your Eating ]
[ No Matter How Skinny Or How Fat ]
[ When The Family Is Settled Down For A Good Feeding ]

[ You Know Better Than That Is Like Someone Saying, “I Told You So!” ]
[ As If Something Happened That You Should Have Known ]
[ Or You Could Have Changed The Trajectory Of The Incident ]
[ If You Would Have Given A Simple, “No!” ]

[ If You Knew Better Don’t They Think That You Would Have Used Your Voice ]
[ To Make Another Choice? ]

[ Some People Do Not Ever Think That Far Ahead ]
[ Choosing To Judge Others Instead ]
[ Some People Start Judging Others The Minute They Get Out Of Bed ]
[ & They Will Continue Until They Are Dead ]

[ For Some, Judging Is Nothing Short Of A Hobby ]
[ These People Can Get So Entitled & Snobby ]

[ They Drink & Drink ]
[ & Think ]
[ That Their Shit Does Not Give Off Any Stink ]

[ Because Their Arguments Are Not Very Strong ]
[ It Doesn’t Take Other People Very Long ]
[ To Prove That The Judgemental People Are Wrong ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

Aloha

|| ~ ||

(043)▪︎[ What Was Her Name? … 2026 ]

[ You Loved Her, Long Before You Knew Her Name ]
[ You Knew That Once You Met The Woman Of Your Dreams ]
[ Things Would Never Be The Same ]
[ Sometimes It Seems ]
[ Like Love Can Be One Big Blame Game ]

[ One Thing That Can Drive You So Insane ]
[ Is How Do You Anticipate ]
[ The Inevitable Emotional Pain ]
[ The Kind That Does Not Discriminate ]
[ But Still, It Is The Kind That You Disdain ]

[ Emotional Pain Hurts Clear Down To The Last Letter ]
[ When The Pain Is Physical ]
[ You Can Put A Band-Aid On The Pain & You Feel So Much Better ]
[ & It’s Visible ]

[ Some Part Of You Felt Different During Your Walk ]
[ In The Park ]
[ Most People Would Have Balked ]
[ Because The Night Sky Was So Dark ]
[ But Were You Looking To Talk? ]

[ Did Mother Nature Have Something Brewing? ]
[ Was There A Storm Ensuing ]

[ Would It Have Been Assuming ]
[ If You Thought That This Storm Would Be All Consuming? ]

[ Raining Dogs & Cats ]
[ When You & Your Dog Were Out Walking ]
[ You Noticed That No One Was Wearing Any Rain Hats ]
[ While Groups Huddled Together & Were Talking ]

[ Would They Be Singing The Blues ]
[ If It Started Raining So Hard ]
[ The Water Started Getting Into Their Shoes ]
[ All Because No One Paid Attention To The Weather Forecast ]
[ During Last Night’s Local News? ]

[ You Said, “Hello” As You Walked By The First Group, Even Though A Few Of Them Were Attached To Their Phone ]
[ Then It Started Pouring ]
[ That Was When You Noticed A Woman Standing All Alone ]

[ She Was Standing Under A Cover Beneath A Tall Pole With A Light ]
[ When She Looked Your Way ]
[ Her Deep Crystal Blue Eyes, Were Quite ]
[ The Sight ]

[ You Smiled @ Her & Something Quietly Came Undone ]
[ Was It The War Inside Your Chest That You’ve Never Won ]
[ If You Walked Up, & Said, “Hello” ]
[ Would She Take Off & Run? ]
[ You Walked Towards Her, Kind Of Slow ]
[ What If She Had A Gun? ]
[ You Took A Chance, Because You Did Not Know ]

[ When You Calmly Began To Talk, Her Blue Eyes Began To Fill With Tears ]
[ You Could Not Figure Out How A Woman That Was So Young ]
[ Could Have So Many Long Lasting Fears ]

[ You (2) Had Only Just Met ]
[ You Failed To Understand ]
[ What She Thought That She Would Get ]
[ Could This Be A Demand ]
[ Of Some Upcoming Debt? ]

[ You Used All Of Your Willpower ]
[ To Stand & Listen To Her ]
[ For Over An Hour ]

[ But How Would This Conversation End? ]
[ Were You Saying Anything That You Would Later Need To Defend? ]

[ You Wanted To Play This Cool ]
[ There Was A Tearful Woman Standing Directly In Front Of You ]
[ You Did Not Want To Add Any Fuel ]
[ Or Drop Some Kind Of Clue ]
[ That You Had No Idea What To Do? ]

[ You Knew What Would Cause The Tension To Be Cut In ½ ]
[ If Only You Could Say Something ]
[ To Get Her To Laugh ]
[ About Anything ]

[ Inconsequential ]
[ Nothing Absurd Or Delusional ]
[ It Could Even Be Something Questionable ]

[ But Nothing Rude ]
[ Or Lewd ]
[ You Live In A Society That Is So Litigious ]
[ You Don’t Want To Ever Get Sued ]
[ Suing People Can Get Contagious ]
[ When It Is A “He Said, She Said” Situation, The Man Always Gets Screwed! ]

[ That Was When You Learned That Her Laughter Became Your New Favorite Song ]
[ She Thought Her Laugh Was Kind Of Corny ]
[ You Never Thought You Heard Anything Wrong ]
[ Unless You Were Hearing Her Poorly ]

[ As The Rain Kept Coming ]
[ You Stayed To Listen To Her ]
[ Should You Take Off Running? ]
[ You Seemed So Unsure ]

[ But Then Your Back Started To Cramp ]
[ You Both Took The Conversation To The Bench ]
[ Under The Street Lamp ]

[ Her Voice Was So Easy On Your Ears ]
[ She Was Talking About Some Of Her Fears ]
[ You Wished You Could Help Her With Her Tears ]

[ You Sat There & Talked For Hours ]
[ You Even Outlasted The Rain Showers ]

[ It Was No Surprise ]
[ That You Talked Long Enough To See The Sun Start To Rise ]

[ You Have Not Had This Long Of A Talk With A Stranger, Ever ]
[ When We Got Up To Part Ways, She Asked, “Will You Forget About Me?” ]
[ You Looked Her In The Eyes & Said, “Never!” ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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(359)▪︎[ Misunderstood Street Signs … 2026 ]

[ Somedays You Seem To Feel Unsure ]
[ That You Are Even As Good, As You Once Were ]

[ That Should Not Be A Surprise ]
[ That You Are Not A Wise ]
[ As You Were Before Yesterday’s Sunrise ]

[ Each Day You Lose A Tiny Bit Of The Edge ]
[ That Has Been Able To Keep You From Walking Off Of The Ledge ]

[ You Often Find Yourself Teetering On The Edge Of The Abyss ]
[ This ]
[ Is The Opposite Of Finding Bliss ]

[ Each Day You Find Yourself One Step Too Slow ]
[ Your Aim Has Become Too Low ]
[ & You Have The Wrong Answers ]
[ To Several Questions That You Should Already Know ]

[ Others Are Getting Smarter ]
[ The Questions That People Are Asking ]
[ Are Getting Harder ]

[ You Don’t Know When This Started ]
[ Maybe When You Parted Ways ]
[ From The Dearly Departed ]

[ You Thought That The Lady Stole Your Heart ]
[ But What She Actually Did ]
[ Was Shoot You With A Poisonous Dart ]
[ Then Went & Hid ]

[ Taking No Responsibility ]
[ Thereby Being Devoid ]
[ Of Any Personal Accountability ]

[ That Part Of Your Life Was One Big Hoax ]
[ Like One Big Practical Joke ]

[ Every Situation Worse Than The Next ]
[ Bewildering Messages ]
[ Sent To Your Text ]

[ You Miss Talking To Others Face -to- Face ]
[ Without Accurately Reading Someone’s Body Language ]
[ The Conversation Can Be Way Off Base ]

[ Now People Feel Good That Old Fashioned Conversations Are Way Overrated ]
[ & Falsely Stated ]

[ Now, When You Think Things Are Going Good ]
[ All Of The Street Signs Are Being Misunderstood ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

Aloha

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(044)▪︎[ A Bad Night @ Work … 2026 ]

[ These Thoughts Have Been Gnawing @ Your Brain For So Many Years ]
[ It Caused You So Many Tears ]
[ It Put A Big Spot Light On Your Biggest Fears ]

[ You See Many People Speaking About Mental Issues ]
[ When You Have Flashbacks About An Incident That Was Almost 24 Years Ago ]
[ It Causes You To Reach For The Kleenex Tissues ]

[ PTSD Is The Issue That You Are Talking About ]
[ Yes, It Is Real ]
[ Is What You Want To Shout ]

[ & It Does Not Only Just Happen To Military Personnel ]
[ It Could Happen To Anyone ]
[ Who Has Survived An Incident That Put Them Through Hell ]

[ You Were The Only Staff Locked In A Juvenile Correctional Unit When (2) Male Violent Offender Inmates Decided To Riot ]
[ For Over 3 Hours You Prayed For Peace & Quiet ]

[ Hitting A Kid’s Head With A Fire Extinguisher Makes A Horrible & Most Memorable Sound ]
[ He Kept Getting Hit Even When He Was On The Ground ]

[ You Never Knew That A Fire Extinguisher Could Break A Toilet Or A Sink ]
[ It Is Alot Easier Than You’d Think ]
[ Oh There Has Been So Many Times Since This Happened ]
[ Where You Wanted To Give In & Drink ]

[ But There Was Only One Person Who Stood By You, So You Wouldn’t Go There ]
[ & It Was Your Good Friend Nick ]
[ That Showed That He Cared ]

[ Every Other So-Called “Friend” From Work ]
[ Turned Their Back ]
[ & Became Worse Than Sniveling Bitches & Jerks ]

[ Nobody Else Came Over Or Called ]
[ After You Got Fired Because Of A Bunch Of Lies ]
[ They All Acted Appalled ]
[ The Girls Were Worse Than The Guys ]
[ When Everyone Built Their Walls ]

[ Nobody Else Wanted To Hear Your Side ]
[ So After The Agency Lied ]
[ & Stole Your Pride ]
[ Your Respect For All Those People Died ]
[ Still To This Day, The Pain Won’t Subside ]
[ It Did Not Help Your Self-Esteem ]
[ That You Got Blackballed @ Every Institution That You Later Applied ]

[ Nick Was The Only One That Did Not Stab You In The Back ]
[ The Agency Did Not Want To Just Take Your Career Away ]
[ They Went On The Attack ]
[ From That First Day ]

[ They Fought Your Unemployment Benefits Tooth & Nail ]
[ Thankfully The Inquest Was Over The Phone ]
[ & Not Through The Mail ]

[ The Judge Did Not Believe A Single Word Of Their Part ]
[ When You Talked ]
[ The Judge Took Your Statement To Heart ]
[ & Told The OYA Agency To Take A Walk ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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(357)▪︎[ Emotions … 2026 ]

[ Does The Brain Always Follow The Heart ]
[ Or Is That The Other Way Around? ]
[ What Can Tear You Apart ]
[ Can Also Beat You Into The Ground ]

[ Emotions Are The Things ]
[ That Brings ]
[ Situations Into Your Life That Can Be Attached By A Myriad Of Strings ]

[ Emotions Can Fog Up The Picture ]
[ Those Are The Things That You Have Experienced Before ]
[ That Is One Thing That You Know Is Sure ]
[ If Only You Knew That It Would Not Happen Anymore ]

[ Questions Will Arise ]
[ There Will Be Surprise After Surprise ]
[ There Are Alot Of “I Quit” ]
[ & Very Few “Tries” ]

[ People Will Quit On Situations For The Dumbest Reasons ]
[ Some Even Plan Things Depending On The Season’s ]

[ They Might Have An Allergy Or Their Favorite Sport Is Playing ]
[ So The Bond Between (2) People Might Be Fraying ]
[ Sending One Partner Wondering If They Will Be Staying ]

[ Emotions Can Ruin A Great Day ]
[ It Could Be Sunny Outside ]
[ Than Emotions Can Turn The Picture Gray ]

[ Everything Can Turn Cold ]
[ Once Emotions Take A Stranglehold ]
[ People Can Mature As They Grow Old ]
[ Or They Could Grow To Be Arrogant ]
[ Or Even Bold ]
[ They Could Also Feel Defeated & Fold ]

[ Some Deal With Emotions Without Tipping Their Hand ]
[ Others Have Emotions That They Do Not Understand ]
[ Some Compartmentalize Their Emotions When They Command ]

[ Those Are The Types Of People That Has “Type A” Personalities ]
[ They Don’t See Problems ]
[ They See Possibilities ]

[ They Try To Come Up With Answers ]
[ That’s Why The Type ‘A’ People ]
[ Are Trying To Find Cures For All The Many Diseases & Cancers ]

[ Emotional Situations Can Be One Big Mouse Trap ]
[ That’s Why You Should Try ]
[ To Keep Your Emotions Under Wrap ]

[ Emotions Help The Heart Grow Fonder ]
[ Emotions Can Cause Your Brain To Wander ]

[ So The Original Question Can Never Be Fully Answered ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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