(356)▪︎[ What Can Change? … 2026 ]

[ One Person Once Said, “You Can’t Go Back & Change The Beginning” ]
[ But You Can Change The Direction On Where You Are Going ]
[ To See If You Could Be Winning ]
[ Or Slowing ]

[ Down ]
[ For Searching For A Reason For People To Label You By Your Pro-Nouns ]
[ When You Are Walking The Town ]

[ You Are Looking For An Escape ]
[ Much Like When Man ]
[ Transformed Himself After Living As An Ape ]

[ Why Must You Change Your Direction? ]
[ Will There Be Many Corrections ]
[ Because Of Your Indiscretions? ]

[ A New Way Of Going Forth ]
[ By Heading North ]

[ But You Want To Stay Away From The Courts ]
[ Where You Fought With All Sorts ]

[ Of People & Laws ]
[ Because You Don’t Like The People Who Have Loose Jaws ]

[ They Tend To Yap ]
[ & Flap ]
[ There By Earning A Slap ]

[ But You Need To Remember The Teachings Of Your Mother ]
[ To Never Put Your Hands On Another ]

[ You Need To Be Discreet ]
[ When You Repeat ]
[ Who You Meet ]
[ While Walking Around The Street ]

[ Learn How To Dribble ]
[ & Keep Your Head On A Swivel ]

[ There Are Bad People Around Every Corner ]
[ Don’t Just Sit There Like Lil’ Jack Horner ]
[ Eating His Pie ]
[ & Not Keeping His Eye ]
[ On The Happenings Going On @ The Border ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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(355)▪︎[ True Family … 2026 ]

[ True Family Are The People You Pick Up Along The Way ]
[ True Family Stick By You Every Minute ]
[ Of Every Day ]
[ True Family Do Not Care How Tall You Are Not ]
[ Or Care About How Much You Weigh ]

[ True Family Will Walk With You On Your Path ]
[ True Family Will Even Help You With Math ]

[ True Family Will Share The Same Dirt ]
[ True Family Will Stop & Help Mend The Hurt ]
[ That You Feel Under Your Shirt ]

[ True Family Will Let You Quench Your Thirst ]
[ First ]

[ True Family Will Never Abort ]
[ Your Fort ]
[ True Family Will Stand By You In Court ]
[ When You Are Going Through A Divorce ]

[ True Family Do Not Turn Into Liars ]
[ True Family Always Stands By Your Side ]
[ While You Put Out The Fires ]
[ That Somebody Else Started When They Lied ]

[ True Family Does Not Start Lying ]
[ When Nosy People Are Prying ]
[ True Family Don’t Start Crying ]
[ Because It Might Be Hard To Keep Trying ]

[ True Family Sticks With You Through Thick & Thin ]
[ True Family Can Always Be Counted On For Support ]
[ Everytime You Begin ]
[ True Family Will Be The First People That Will Console You When You Don’t Win ]

[ True Family Will Write A Note ]
[ That Tells You That You Always Have A Vote ]
[ True Family Will Listen To You Read ]
[ What You Just Wrote ]
[ True Family Will Let You Take The Lead ]
[ The First Day You Are Showing Your Boat ]

[ True Family Will Stand With Pride ]
[ Because You Have Always Tried ]
[ True Family Won’t Lash Out @ You If You Cried ]
[ When Somebody Died ]

[ True Family Will Cry ]
[ During The Last Time That You Will Ever Drive By ]
[ True Family Won’t Question Why ]
[ You Have To Say, “Goodbye” ]

[ True Family Will Think ]
[ Before They Serve You Too Much To Drink ]
[ True Family Won’t Raise A Stink ]
[ Just Because Your Favorite Color Now, Is Pink ]

[ True Family Won’t Push Very Hard ]
[ For You To Play Your Last Card ]

[ True Family Will Welcome You In ]
[ When You Go To Visit Them In “The City Of Sin” ]

[ True Family Will Never Let ]
[ You Place That One Bet ]
[ That Could Put You In Debt ]

[ True Family Will Cut The Tension In ½ ]
[ By Sharing What They Have ]
[ True Family Will Always Make You Laugh ]

[ When Times Look Dark ]
[ True Families’ Bite Is Always Much Worse Than Their Bark ]
[ True Family Will Never Let You Be An Easy Mark ]
[ When They Walk With You In The Park ]

[ True Family Can Always Get You To Smile ]
[ For Awhile ]

[ True Family Is What You Make ]
[ True Family Gives ]
[ A Whole Lot More Than They Take ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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(353)▪︎[ Fears … 2026 ]

[ Why Are Fears So Hard To Overcome? ]
[ For Others It Might Be Easier ]
[ But For You, Fears Are Worrisome ]

[ They Make You Color Outside The Lines ]
[ But Then While You Are Walking Through A Field ]
[ You Wish Someone Would Have Swept It For World War II Land Mines ]

[ Do You Go Right Or Go Left ]
[ Any Which Way ]
[ You Feel That You Have To Carefully Watch Your Step ]

[ Pitfalls Around Every Corner ]
[ Then You Find Yourself ]
[ Tip-Toeing Along The Border ]

[ Wondering If You Should Take A Chance ]
[ & Cross ]
[ To Join In On The Next Dance ]
[ Without Considering The Loss ]

[ You Can Lie To Others ]
[ But You Can’t Lie Inside Your Own Head ]
[ When You Try To Get Empathy From Your Mother ]
[ You Will Get Fake Pity, Instead ]

[ You Might Think That You Are Positioning Yourself For The Best ]
[ But Ever Since You Moved To The Pacific Northwest ]
[ You Have Been Ran Through Test After Test ]

[ You Don’t Want To Sit In The Corner & Pout ]
[ Did You Pass Every Test With Flying Colors ]
[ The Thought Fills Your Head With Alot Of Doubt ]

[ How Can You Change The Direction Of The Crowd? ]
[ You Try To Avoid Any Areas Where Things Get Loud ]
[ It’s Because Of The Sound ]

[ It Is The Ride ]
[ That You Have To Take ]
[ In Building The Level Of Pride ]
[ In Your Quest To Separate Yourself From The Fake ]

[ & Rich ]
[ Who Only Sit, Whine & Bitch ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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(351)▪︎[ If They Can, They Will Go Far … 2024 ]

[ What Is Always @ The End Of The Words “Love/Hate?” ]
[ What Separates Heaven From Hell ? ]
[ It Is A Large Swinging Gate ]
[ That Could Possibly Tell ]
[ You, If You Are, Or Are You Not, Doing So Well ]

[ Some People Think, That The Distance Between The (2) ]
[ Is Clear Across Town ]
[ It Might Surprise You ]
[ But Hell Is Just One Floor Down ]

[ Of Course Heaven Is On Top ]
[ & Hell Is Down Below ]
[ Of Course, The Air Conditioner Up In Heaven Has More Pop ]
[ The Conditioner Down In Hell Has Always Been On “Stop” ]

[ GOD Alone, Is The Judge Of Our Souls ]
[ He Promises, Among Other Things, Compassion ]
[ His Followers Will Always Hand Out Butter, For your Rolls ]
[ Because Good Service, Is Always In Fashion ]

[ Fashion Has Always Been A Personal Choice ]
[ Do They Make The Decision ]
[ By Using Their Voice? ]

[ Is It All Different As They All Are ]
[ The Colors Of A Car ]
[ Where Can They Go ]
[ Well, They Can’t Go Very Far ]

[ Without Manpower Behind Them ]
[ Not Having The Power ]
[ Is The Problem ]

[ Big Or Small? ]
[ Thick Or Tall? ]

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|| Ka hopena ||

|| Mahalo E Ka hoa ||
|| A hui hou ||
|| Aloha ||

|| Na ||
|| Lopaka DeVoe ||

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(171)▪︎[ Which Way … 2026 ]

[ All These Words Are Swirling Around In Your Head ]
[ It Is Hard To Admit That You Feel ]
[ Throughout The Last (30yrs) You’ve Been Mislead ]
[ & Now You Have No Idea What Is Fake & What Is Real ]

[ You Thought That You Started Out On A Journey On A Ship That Was Built For (2) ]
[ As You Look Back Over The Years For Some Kind Of Clue ]
[ You Couldn’t Find A Single One ]
[ That Would Have Warned You About What She Now Wants To Put This Relationship Through ]
[ Because Right Now, This Is Not Very Fun ]

[ It Almost Brought You To Tears ]
[ When She Yelled, “You Have Been Mooching Off Of Me For The Last (30yrs)!” ]
[ It Was Very Clear ]
[ That She Wanted To Play Off Of Your Fears ]

[ Of Being Dependent On Another ]
[ You Want A Wife, Partner & Friend ]
[ You Don’t Want A Mother ]
[ Because She Has Long Since Been Dead ]

[ That Clearly Threw Your Night All Out Of Joint ]
[ You Knew She Was Lying ]
[ So What Was The Point ]
[ Of Crying? ]

[ Cry Over Spilled Milk, Maybe ]
[ What’s Next, Is She Going To Accuse You Of Being Lazy? ]
[ You Really Have To Hold Your Tongue ]
[ When You Want To Call Her, “Crazy!” ]

[ If She Wants To Play This Game, Than Bring It On ]
[ Maybe You Will Be Much Better Off When She Is Gone? ]

[ That Is A Good Question To Ask ]
[ It Seems Like It Was @ Least (5yrs) In The Past ]
[ When She Started Removing Her Mask ]

[ This Person That You Are Married To Now You Don’t Really Know ]
[ The True Revealing Part Sure Has Come About Really Slow ]
[ & Now What Does The (30yrs) Have To Show? ]

[ What Happened ]
[ When? ]
[ Way Back Then? ]

[ You No Longer Want To Wait ]
[ To Think About If You Want To Participate ]
[ In This New Game Of Hate ]

[ A Marriage That Is Only Focused On Money ]
[ Will Never Find The Land ]
[ That Flows With Milk & Honey ]

[ It Seems Like You Are Headed For Mental Numbness ]
[ You Don’t Know What To Do With This Mess ]
[ Are You Letting Out A Call Of Distress? ]

[ You No Longer Look @ This House As Your Happy Nest ]
[ It Is Not Like You Could Move Further West ]
[ To Try To Find Out What You Feel Is Best ]
[ Maybe You Should Live On Your Own For Awhile ]
[ So You Could Get Some Rest ]

[ Look @ All Of The Obvious Social Cue’s ]
[ You Don’t Like Being Anywhere Around Her While She Sits There Lighting Her Own Fuse ]
[ Because All She Wants To Do Is Point Her Finger & Accuse ]
[ After All These Years You Feel Like You Followed All The Rules ]

[ Is Divorce The Only Answer? ]
[ It Is Sad To Feel Like It Has Come To This ]
[ Because This Whole Marriage Is Becoming A Cancer ]
[ So What Will You Miss? ]

[ The Yelling, The False Accusations? ]
[ Whatever Happened To The Good Conversations? ]

[ The Good, Warm Conversations Went Out The Window ]
[ Many Years Ago ]
[ A Good Conversation Comes About As Frequently As Oregon Gets Snow ]

[ You No Longer Have Any Physical Connection ]
[ That Went Away Many Years Before The Recession ]

[ Gone For Good ]
[ Because That Is A Topic That She Doesn’t Like To Mention ]
[ The Words Only Get Misunderstood ]

[ Which Way Do Go Now? ]
[ How? ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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(352)▪︎[ Family Can Be A Negative Word … 2026 ]

[ As Far As You Are Concerned ]
[ Through All The Way Too Many Times That You’ve Been Burned ]
[ You Have Finally Learned ]

[ That What Will See You Through To The Very End ]
[ Won’t Be Family ]
[ It Will Be A Good, Close Friend ]

[ From What You Have Seen & Heard ]
[ “Family” Can Be A Negative Word ]

[ It Comes Close To Being One Of Those Bad (4) Letter Words That Most People Try To Refrain From Saying ]
[ Because Most People Lay Awake Praying ]

[ & Waiting ]
[ Trying To Get An Explaination About What Someone Is Stating ]

[ The Family That You Are Raised With Could Even Be A Curse ]
[ & The Worst ]

[ For You ]
[ Not Everyone Needs A Friend To Drop A Clue ]
[ From What You Have Experienced Through Your (63yrs) ]
[ That Part Is Very True ]

[ You Don’t Have To Be A Mind Reader Or Artistic ]
[ To See ]
[ That Your Biological Family ]
[ Can Be Downright Caustic ]

[ You Might Grow Up Wearing Rose Colored Glasses ]
[ That Could Be Why You Are Giving Those Asses ]
[ So Many Passes ]

[ Family Never ]
[ Lasts Forever ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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(351)▪︎[ Life … 2026 ]

[ What Does Life Mean To You In Your Own Eyes? ]
[ Do You Walk Through Your Day Telling Lies ]
[ Or Wearing A Disguise? ]

[ Either Way You Are Not Telling Others The Truth ]
[ It Seems Like You Have Not Been Honest ]
[ Since Your Youth ]

[ What Are You Afraid Of? ]
[ A Bald Eagle ]
[ Or A Tiny White Dove? ]
[ Does Your Stomach Get Queazy ]
[ Everytime That You Feel Yourself Falling In Love? ]

[ Falling In Love Is A Huge Step ]
[ When Most People Are In The Midst Of Falling ]
[ They Start Confusing Their Right From Their Left ]

[ Stumbling ]
[ Fumbling ]
[ & Bumbling ]

[ Time Starts To Slow ]
[ Common Sense Flies Out The Window ]
[ But Before You Know ]
[ Someone Will Pop Up ]
[ & Sarcastically Say, “I Told You So!” ]

[ But … ]
[ They Told You What? ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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(318)▪︎[ Where Is Your Footprint? … 2026 ]

[ If You Die Young ]
[ & There Was A Celebration Of Life Going On ]
[ Would Anybody Come? ]
[ Or Would Every Loved One Be Gone? ]

[ Have You Been Going So Fast ]
[ That You Didn’t Leave Your Footprint On Anything In Your Past? ]
[ Will There Be Any Remnants Of You, That Will Last? ]

[ Can You See Any Kind Of A Footprint? ]
[ Or Is That Just Pocket Lint? ]

[ Where Did The Time Go? ]
[ Did It Pass By You Fast Or Slow? ]

[ It Seems That You Don’t ]
[ Will Your Neighbors Know? ]
[ You Bet They Won’t ]

[ How Come The Only Help ]
[ You Can Get ]
[ Is From The Lone Review On Yelp? ]

[ You Look & Look ]
[ But There Is Zero Chit Chat On Facebook ]

[ What About Your 100’s Of So Called Friends? ]
[ Did Anybody Stick By You Through The End? ]

[ You Are Finding Out That You Left Nothing Of Worth ]
[ On This Earth ]

[ Not In Your House ]
[ Or Words From Your Grieving Spouse ]

[ But You Quickly Find That She Is Not Grieving ]
[ She Is Packing Up & Leaving ]

[ Going Into The Unknown ]
[ Since All Of Your Life Insurance Has Been Blown ]

[ Why Should She Stay? ]
[ Another Week? ]
[ Or Another Day ]

[ Would You Want To Bet ]
[ That You Will Not Even Find Your Favorite Jacket? ]

[ Would That Be Given To The Goodwill Store? ]
[ Since It Does Not Have A Purpose Anymore? ]

[ Did You Cherish Money Over Time Spent With Others? ]
[ When You Did Find The Time ]
[ You Chose To Stay Under Your Covers ]

[ How Come There Is Not A Single Clue ]
[ That There Has Been Any Footprint Made By You? ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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(303)▪︎[ Next Time, See The Signs … 2026 ]

[ When It Sounds Like An Argument Is Going Back & Forth ]
[ Maybe You Should Take A Pause ]
[ Then Go To Your “True North” ]
[ Before The Other Person Starts Showing Their Claws ]

[ Because You Might Find That Their Strongest Characteristic ]
[ Might Be When They Show How Narcissistic ]

[ They Truly Get & Are ]
[ That Might Be Why They Are So High Maintenance ]
[ Like A Really Expensive Sports Car ]

[ Going To Your “True North” Can Have Such A Calming Affect ]
[ Especially In The Face ]
[ Of Someone Who Acts Like They Are An Emotional Train Wreak ]

[ It Is Not Up To You To Solve Their Problems ]
[ Or Fix Them ]

[ A Narcissist Cannot Ever Get Out Of Their Own Way ]
[ Mainly Because They Do Not Ever Believe They Are In The First Place ]
[ No Matter What You Will Say ]
[ Or Show To Their Face ]

[ A Narcissist Is Never Truly Empathetic ]
[ But Getting Away From One Can Prove To Be ]
[ Very Cathartic ]
[ & Strangely ]
[ Staying With One Can Prove To Become Very Problematic ]

[ So Why Would You Want To Stay With One ]
[ Since Now That Everything Has Stopped Being Fun ]
[ You Are Just Very Pleased That There Won’t Be An Anniversary For Year (31) ]
[ So Take The Advice Of “Run Forest, Run!” ]

[ You Will Find ]
[ That You Will Never Be Able To Figure Out The Thinking ]
[ That Goes On In Their Mind ]
[ They Could Try To Spend Many Nights Binge Drinking ]
[ & They Will Never Go Dakine! ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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(317)▪︎[ Life … 2026 ]

[ Can A Person Have A Disability & A Talent @ The Same Time? ]
[ It Seems Like It Would Be A Crime ]
[ If Someone Spent All Of Their Days On This Earth ]
[ Not Accomplishing Something Sublime ]
[ To Improve Their Worth ]

[ Improving Yourself Is What You Are Born To Do ]
[ That Is How You ]
[ Work Things Through ]

[ You Need To Know What Just Happened?]
[ When? ]
[ Right Then ]

[ You Will Need Congratulations ]
[ Because Of The Comparisons ]

[ ½ The House Was Standing ]
[ The Other ½ Was Demanding ]

[ Would Someone Yell @ You For The Hell Of It? ]
[ Saying Something Completely Irrelevant? ]
[ Would That Make You Feel Spent? ]
[ So Now You Are Scrambling For Next Month’s Rent! ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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