[ Where Do I Begin? ]
[ When Do I Let You In? ]
[ Why? ]
[ Should I? ]
[ When I Let Someone In, I Feel As Vulnerable As An Open Book ]
[ Just Laid Out For Anyone To Peer Inside To Take A Look ]
[ Some Give Me Sympathy ]
[ Some Give Me Empathy ]
[ Some Look Away ]
[ Some Run Away To Stay ]
[ Away For Good ]
[ Because They Misunderstood ]
[ The Message In Front Of Them ]
[ So They Choked On Their Own Phlegm ]
[ & Almost Gasped ]
[ As They Tried To Grasp ]
[ The Meaning ]
[ Because To Them, They Thought That The Message They Were
Sent Was Demeaning ]
[ Some Ran ]
[ Because They Did Not Understand ]
[ The Ones That Stayed ]
[ Felt That It Was Knowledge That They Gained ]
[ Because Is There No Such Thing As Right Or Wrong? ]
[ Weak Or Strong ]
[ If You’re Weak, Someone, From Somewhere, Will Want To Get
Over On You ]
[ Why? ]
[ Because That Is What Some People Do ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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Category: [ Poetic Stories ]
(918)▪︎[ Today’s News … 11•1•2020 ]
[ So Many People In Today’s News ]
[ Push & Push ]
[ Their Own Personal Views ]
[ They Say That I Must Like Them Because Of That & This ]
[ & My Only Reply To That Is ( YOU WISH! ) ]
[ Their Name & Personal Cause Is Not On My List ]
[ I Only Like Someone Because I Want To ]
[ So That May Never Be You, You Or You ]
[ & I Am Sure You Know ]
[ That Is Not Something New ]
[ My Views Are Made By Me ]
[ & Only Matters To Me ]
[ & Is Only Shared By Me ]
[ Let Me Get My Opinion About You On My Own ]
[ So Now That I See That Is Going To Be Your Tone ]
[ There Is The Door ]
[ Then Leave Me Alone! ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(021)▪︎[ Another Bust … 1•6•2022 ]
[ Well, Another One Bites The Dust ]
[ She Wasn’t Here Long Enough To Scrape Off The Rust ]
[ It Might Have Been Because Of A Harmless Text ]
[ Then She Abruptly Put A Stop Out There, So There Would
Not Be A Next ]
[ The Way Hers Came Across, Was Very Rude ]
[ It Was Short, Like A Tweet ]
[ But It Came Across With Alot Of Attitude! ]
[ You Thought That The (2) Days That She Was Here Went Okay ]
[ If Things Were This Bad, What Didn’t She Say? ]
[ You Wish That Only The Grown-Ups Would Pull Up A Chair @ The
Adult Table ]
[ Do Things Like This, Only Happen In A Fable? ]
[ Sometimes You Are Your Worst Enemy ]
[ You Just Want People To See Who You Can Be ]
[ You Could Be Light Hearted Most Of The Time ]
[ But Always Have To Remember That Mountain To Climb ]
[ That Mountain Is Called Life ]
[ Everyday You Try To Do What Is Right ]
[ So You Don’t Run Around Wielding A Knife ]
[ Or Running With Scissors Through The House ]
[ Would Not Go Over To Well With Your Spouse ]
[ But This Woman Turned Into A Spoiled Little Girl ]
[ Sitting There Not Paying Attention ]
[ Concentrating By Playing With Her Curls ]
[ She Complained About Complaints That Never Was ]
[ She Did It To Get Out Of The Assignment ]
[ & Just Because ]
[ She Was A Bitch In Sheeps Disguise ]
[ So You Could Not Get Out Of The Way Of This Persons Lies ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(010)▪︎[ Oh … It’s You! … 1•3•2022 ]
(Disclaimer … This Is All Fiction of Course)
[ There Is No Bigger Thrill ]
[ Than Going Up & Down The Aisles Of Wahlgreens ]
[ When You Have Time To Kill ]
[ But Sometimes You Find Time To Sit ]
[ By The Pharmacy ]
[ Listening To The People Standing Around Talking About A
Variety Of Shit ]
[ The Blonde, Older Woman Hurrying From Aisle To Aisle ]
[ Looking @ This & That ]
[ Sometimes, Stopping For Awhile ]
[ Then Listening To The Daddy Talking About Steve Jobs &
Stocks ]
[ Looking @ The Kid ]
[ You Could Tell, That He Won’t Be Wearing Out Too Many
Jocks ]
[ Another Daddy Coming Out Of The Bathroom, With Chatty
Kids ]
[ The Couple In Front Of You Giving Each Other A Kiss ]
[ The Line Keeps Getting Longer & Longer ]
[ The Smell Of Body Odor Keeps Getting Stronger & Stronger ]
[ Finally Your Wife Gets To The Front ]
[ & She Has To Speak To The Pharmacy Tech Very Blunt ]
[ (I WANT MY MEDS) She Shouts ]
[ & That Brings The Store Manager Out ]
[ To See What All Of The Shouting Is All About ]
[ Then He Locks Eyes With Your Wife & Says (OH, IT’s YOU!) ]
[ Then She Shouts Back (WOW, SHERLOCK, WHAT WAS YOUR
FIRST CLUE?!) ]
[ No Other Guy ]
[ Should Lock Eyes ]
[ With Your Wife, While Figuring Out Her Size ]
[ Your Wife Will Not Back Down From Any Guy Or Gal ]
[ She Is So Smooth ]
[ They Would Leave Thinking That They Made A Lifetime Pal ]
[ But Money Is Money ]
[ Don’t Be Dripping Hate On The Counter & Calling It Honey ]
[ They Might Get Smacked ]
[ If They Try To Pass It Off Like That ]
[ The Manager Looked Pretty Rough ]
[ Then Came Back Acting All Tough ]
[ He Took His Time To Roll Up Each Sleeve ]
[ He Gave Her A Huge Discount ]
[ So She Would Not Leave ]
[ My Wife Made Him Smile ]
[ For Awhile ]
[ That Is (1) Of Many Things That My Wife Is Good @ ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(251)▪︎[ Once Upon A Time … 3•10•2020 ]
[ Once Upon A Time, In A Land Far Far Away ]
[ There Was This Boy Who Wanted To Runaway Just For
That Day ]
[ But Then He Sat & Thought (THERE IS ABSOLUTELY
NO REASONS) ]
[ (WHY I SHOULDN’T STAY AWAY FOR MANY SEASON’s?) ]
[ It’s Been Made Perfectly Clear ]
[ That Only His Dog Wants Him Here ]
[ Those Thoughts Used To Tug @ His Heart ]
[ But He’s Getting Used To Getting Hit By Darts ]
[ Now He Doesn’t Feel The Pinch ]
[ & It Only Goes In Less Than An Inch ]
[ The Main Thing That He Is Proud Of ]
[ Is ]
[ That He Doesn’t Flinch ]
[ That Used To Really Get To Him Before ]
[ Because It Made The Others ]
[ Laugh So Hard, It Had Them Laughing Until They Fell
To The Floor ]
[ (SO BE IT I GUESS) Is What He Thought ]
[ He’s Not ]
[ Going To Argue About What He’s Got ]
[ He Wasn’t Raised To Be A Fool ]
[ He Knows That Some Things In Life Can Be Used As A Tool ]
[ Those Are The Things & Examples That You Treat Like
A Jewel ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(681)▪︎[ Wait For Later In Your Life … 8•9•2020 ]
[ Be A Tomorrow Person & Don’t Settle On What You Are
Doing Now ]
[ Celebrate Your Accomplishments Later ]
[ & Then Say ( WOW! ) ]
[ But Don’t Be A Hater ]
[ & Need To Know How ]
[ Accomplishments Are Great When You Can Reminisce About
The Years That Have Gone By ]
[ Talk About Them ]
[ Brag About Them ]
[ Just Don’t Lie ]
[ It Is Good To Share ]
[ With People Who Care ]
[ But Never With A Person Who Does Not Believe That You
Were There ]
[ You Know You Were, So You Should Never Have To
Prove You Were ]
[ Your Intentions Are Pure ]
[ That Showed That You Were Sure ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(680)▪︎[ Get Up … Get Up! … 8•8•2020 ]
[ Sometimes It May Seem Like Life Is Beating You Down ]
[ Then When You Look Up ]
[ The View You Have Is That Of Looking Up From The Ground ]
[ How Did You Get There? ]
[ Laying On The Ground Looking Up Into The Air? ]
[ You Dust Yourself Off, Then Wipe Off Your Hands ]
[ Then You Look To The Sky ]
[ & Say Thank You For Another Chance ]
[ The Chance To Screw Up Again? ]
[ Then You Realize ]
[ That Screwing Up Is Not A Sin ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(679)▪︎[ What Side? … 8•7•2020 ]
[ Okay … You Need To Look @ Things From MY Side ]
[ Does That Get You To Open Your Eyes Really Wide? ]
[ You Seem To Think That Yours Is The Only Side To See ]
[ That Is Not True ]
[ For Me ]
[ You Say I Don’t See Your Side Only When I Don’t Agree
With You ]
[ We Are Two Totally Different People ]
[ Who Has Two ]
[ Totally Different Points Of View ]
[ From What You Have Grown Up Doing & Experiencing
Makes Us Who We Are ]
[ There Are Many Nights ]
[ When I Know I’m Not The Brightest Or Shiniest Star ]
[ I Try To Always Understand What You Are Talking About ]
[ But Sometimes I Don’t ]
[ Those Are The Times When We Needed To Talk It Out ]
[ But Those Times I Won’t ]
[ Be Filled With Doubt ]
[ When I Don’t Think That You Don’t See Mine ]
[ & Since I Don’t Scream & Shout ]
[ You Think That Is Fine ]
[ & We Don’t Discuss Those Points Anymore ]
[ You Don’t Seem To Mind ]
[ That My Concerns Are Left On The Floor ]
[ I Don’t Think You Care ]
[ & That’s Not Fair ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(406)▪︎[ How Do I Look? … 6•9•2022 ]
[ If I Could See Me ]
[ Through Your Eyes ]
[ What Would I See? ]
[ Would I See A Little Boy ]
[ Looking For A Toy? ]
[ Or A Man ]
[ Trying To Do The Best That He Can? ]
[ Do You See Me Twist & Bend ]
[ When Looking For A Friend? ]
[ Or Do I Bend Over Backwards ]
[ Trying Not To Look Awkward? ]
[ Do I Have My Hand Out ]
[ Or Am I The One Giving When There Is Doubt? ]
[ I Want To Be Seen As A Stand Up Guy ]
[ & As A Man Who Does Not Lie ]
[ Do I Help Those That Are To My Right ]
[ Or Any Man, Depending On Their Plight ]
[ Do I Step Forward & Make The Path ]
[ Or Do I Run & Hide, From Other People’s Wrath? ]
[ Am I Shy & Wait To Be Talked To First? ]
[ Do I Give Up My Place In Line To A Man Who Has A Greater
Thirst? ]
[ I Don’t Want To Let ]
[ Someone Shaking My Right Hand ]
[ While They Have Their Left Hand, Taking My Wallet ]
[ I Never Want To Be Scammed ]
[ Or Put In A Jam ]
[ If You Gave Me $10 To Save For You @ Night ]
[ It Would Be In The Same Spot As You Left It ]
[ Come Morning Light ]
[ I Always Want To Leave A Place Looking Better Than When
I Came ]
[ I Have Found That It Would Be A Shame ]
[ If I Had Left It The Same ]
[ I Want To Be An Added Plus To Those People’s Lives I Touch ]
[ I Never Want To Be Seen As Someone Who Takes Too Much ]
[ I Want To Treat Others As They Treat Me ]
[ But Most Of The Time ]
[ I Don’t Wait Around To See ]
[ I Treat Others With What They Expect ]
[ & That Is With Respect ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [酪]
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(401)▪︎[ My (2) Friends … 6•5•2022 ]
[ What A Great Surprise ]
[ When I Opened My Eyes ]
[ To See You (2) Guys ]
[ Even When You Are Not On Shift ]
[ You’re My Caregiver ]
[ & Come To My House To Give Me A Lift ]
[ When You Told Me On The Phone ]
[ That You Would Come To See Me ]
[ So For A Few Moments, I Would Not Be Alone ]
[ I Really Like Our Video Calls ]
[ Maybe Someday I Will Put On A Pair Of Shorts Just In Case The
Phone Drops & Shows My ….. ]
[ That Wouldn’t Be A Shocker ]
[ Because You Have Seen The Complete Me When You Assist Me
In The Shower ]
[ Now Alex … You Are A Large Man ]
[ I Almost Turned & Ran ]
[ Saw My Hand Be Enveloped Into Your Vice Grip Hand ]
[ I Would Do Whatever You Would Demand ]
[ It Sure Was Nice ]
[ That You Did Not Close That Vice ]
[ I Am Always Worried How People Will Look @ Our House ]
[ That Whole Living Room Has Been Taken Over By My Spouse ]
[ I Don’t Feel That We Have A Dirty Home ]
[ That I Know ]
[ It Was Quite The Let Down When The C.G. Called Out For
The Day ]
[ I Was Really Disappointed, I’d Say ]
[ Usually I Am Okay To Sit By Myself ]
[ But Today Was Tough Not Seeing Or Talking With Someone
Else ]
[ I Barely Got To Your Video/ Call ]
[ It Was Not Like I (ACCIDENTALLY) Slammed Into (3) Walls ]
[ Do Not Worry About A Single Wall ]
[ I Really Look Forward To The (2) Days A Week Being Under
Your Care ]
[ That Is When You Spend (2) Hours Combing My Hair ]
[ Those (2) Days Gets Me Ready For The (4) That I Don’t ]
[ Again, Mahalo ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [酪]
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