(384)▪︎[ How Does The Future Look? … 5•1•2021 ]

[ Sometimes The Pain Inflicted On Your Heart Gets
To Be Close To Be Unbearable ]
[ & Then The Hollow Words Seem To Be Given Like They
Are Charitable ]

[ Positive Words Seemed Forced ]
[ Acts Of Kindness Look Coerced ]

[ When He Was (10) Years Old He Agreed To A Very Hurtful
Statement ]
[ It Was Not Followed By A Single Positive Comment ]

[ Has Things Been Going Up On A Positive Swing? ]
[ What Does Your Show Of Love & Respect Bring? ]
[ There Has Been A Constant & A Consistent Thing ]
[ & That Is The Incredible Sting ]

[ Your One Continuity ]
[ Has Been Humility ]

[ Turn The Other Cheek Is What The Good Book Would Say ]
[ How Many Turns Of Your Cheeks Should Happen In A
Single Day? ]

[ Nothing Hurts You More Than Love That Was Lost ]
[ You Really Underestimated The Total Cost ]

[ It Was Never Monetary ]
[ The Love Loss Was Not Momentary ]

[ A Punch To The Head Would Hurt Alot Less ]
[ Than The Pain That Has Been Inflicted Throughout This Mess ]

[ Was There Ever A Harsh Physical Act? ]
[ Has There Ever Been A Varifyable Fact? ]

[ This Kind Of Hate Just Came Out Of Nowhere ]
[ What Is The Reason? ]
[ You Have Asked Several Times If He Would Ever Like
To Share ]

[ Whenever The Topic Was Brought Up With A ( WHY IS
THIS SO? ) ]
[ It Has Always Been Met With An ( I DON’t KNOW ) ]

[ This Much Callousness Does Not Happen ( JUST BECAUSE ) ]
[ Has He Ever Stopped? ]
[ Or Is This Just What He Does? ]

[ But That Is Not True ]
[ This Behavior Is Only Directed @ You ]

[ It Is Not Directed @ Others ]
[ He Does Not Do This With His Grandparents Or Mother ]

[ Just Like When The Topic Of Conversation Centers On
You ]
[ That Is His Cue ]

[ To Be Abrupt ]
[ Then Quickly Interrupt ]

[ & Change The Topic ]
[ To Something That He Wants To Pick ]
[ The Number Of Times That He Has Been Such The Dick ]
[ Really Makes Your Stomach Sick ]

[ When Did This Start, When Will It Stop? ]
[ When Will The Other Shoe Drop? ]

[ It Does Not Matter The Event Or The State That You
Are In ]
[ Whenever The Mood Fits For Him ]

[ Was He Ever Put On The Spot? ]
[ & Asked About The Lessons That Were Taught? ]
[ Has Your Efforts Been All For Naught? ]

[ It Has Never Been Clear ]
[ Where The Relationship Goes From Here? ]

[ Is There Anything To Salvage Of This Relationship? ]
[ On The Big Screen Of Life Will It Just Be A Blip ]

[ Will It Just Be A Bunch Of Bad Memories In Time? ]
[ A Few Words In A Rhyme? ]

[ Everything Is All Up In The Air ]
[ Will There Be Any Reasons Left To Care? ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(353)▪︎[ The Lonely Sea … 4•27•2021 ]

[ Lost, Floating On The Sea Of Loneliness ]
[ Could I Ever Feel Less ]
[ Of This Emptiness ]

[ How Did I Get Here? ]
[ My Path Back To Fullfillness Has Never Been
     All That Clear ]

[ When I Came To A Fork In The Road I Thought
     I Turned In The Right Direction ]
[ Using Hindsight ]
[ I Would Have Made A Correction ]

[ I Thought Going Left Was Good ]
[ Maybe My Brain Misunderstood ]

[ The Bright, Yellow, Yield Signs ]
[ Plus, When I Looked @ The Left Side ]
[ There Were No Lines ]

[ Maybe It Was That Way For A Reason ]
[ When I Looked To The Right ]
[ I Did Not Think That I Could Squeeze In ]

[ But Now I Float ]
[ On The Sea ]
[ Without A Single Paddle In My Boat ]

[ I Am @ The Mercy Of The Wind & The Current ]
[ This Problem Seems To Be Recurrent ]

[ Same Problem, But From A Different Issue ]
[ My Inner Strength Is As Strong As A Soft Kleenex
     Tissue ]

[ Flimsy & Easy To Rip To Shreads ]
[ Confusing, Like The Brain On Too Many Meds ]

[ Will I Be Forever Damned? ]
[ & Never Get Back To Dry Land? ]
[ Do I Lean Down ]
[ & Paddle With My Hand? ]

[ After Awhile ]
[ I Found That It Was Futile ]

[ Do I Hear The Sound Of A Storm Coming In? ]
[ When I Sense The Rain Begin ]
[ I Tell Myself ( I JUST CAN’t WIN! ) ]

[ Maybe This Will Be The Way My Life Will Go ]
[ Maybe Not ]
[ Probably So ]
[ Is All Of This Effort For Naught? ]
[ I Really Don’t Know ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]   ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(380)▪︎[ Well, Okay … 5•1•2021 ]

[ Well, Sum Times Eye Feele Lyke Eye Half Sead Two
     Munch ]
[ Eye Jest Can Knot Sea Things Very Cleerly Past Meye
     Lunch ]

[ Iz Lunch Tha Mosse Important Meel? ]
[ Duz A Pointed Shue Ever Hert Yore Heal? ]

[ Tha Anser Two That Iz Azz Individual Azz Ewe & Mee ]
[ Kind Uv Separating Tha Difference Beetween Coffee &
     Tee ]

[ Dew Ewe Ever Feal Thatt Nuthing Makes Cents? ]
[ Is It Lyke Seying That A Butter Gayme Is Mulch Mor
     Off-Fence ]

[ It Iz Knott Lyke Defense Duz Knott Mattur ]
[ It Iz Lyke Bred Tastes Mulch Beter Wen Egs R Put
     Thu Badder ]

[ Speeking Uv Bred How Munch Duz Aye Milk Shake Cost? ]
[ How Menny Dollhairs & Calories Rr Givin Beefour
     Everything Thing Iz Lost? ]

[ How Can Egs Bee Sony side Up Wen They Seam Upside
     Down? ]
[ How Cumb Pepul With Big Read Nozes Allways Half Two
     Bee Ay Cloun? ]

[ Pencil Oar Pen, Witch Dew Ewe Chews? ]
[ Iff Eye Wuz Ay Beting Man Wut Wood Eye Half To Looz? ]

[ ( NUTHING MAWMAW ) Sez Tha Litle Blew I’d Boye ]
[ Eye Think Awl Hee Will Want Iz His Litle Whined Up Toye ]

[ Toyez Canned Bee Grate Inn Thu Rite Handz ]
[ If Ewe Hav To Half Battereez ]
[ It Leeves Everything To Chanze ]

[ So Any Won Canned Go & Plae ]
[ Awll Dae ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]   ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(381)▪︎[ So, Z … 5•1•2021 ]

[ Let Me See, Let Me See ]
[ Z ]

[ You Say That I Have Not Written A Story About You
     That Rhymes ]
[ In A Long Long Time ]

[ You Probably Think That You Are Not On My Mind ]
[ But Your Name Has Always Been Benign ]

[ In My Life ]
[ When You Are Here ]
[ You Bring Me The Rays Of Sunshine ]

[ I Am 100% Safe When You Are Here ]
[ I Am Cared For When You Are Here ]
[ I Know That I Will Eat When You Here ]
[ I Know That I Will Be Showered When You Are Here ]
[ I Know That I Will Be Given My Meds When You Are Here ]

[ When I Am Left Alone ]
[ I Am As Solid As A Soft-Served Ice Cream Cone ]

[ I Am Lost When You Are Not Here ]
[ I Feel Vulnerable When You Are Not Here ]
[ I Feel Like A Target When You Are Not Here ]
[ I Am Not Looked After When You Are Not Here ]

[ Because I Got Slammed Upside My Head With A Clue ]
[ I Fell Onto The Floor ]
[ & He Never Took A Single Step Towards My Rescue ]

[ How Many Different Ways Can I Say That You Are The Best ]
[ How Many Times That I Have To Say That There Has Never
     Been Another Caregiver Like You In The Pacific Northwest ]

[ You Always Give Me A Strong Shoulder On Which To
     Lean ]
[ You Have Never Been Mean ]
[ @ Least From What I’ve Seen ]
[ & You Have No In-Between ]

[ You Wear Many Hats While You Are On Shift ]
[ Whenever You Come ]
[ It Gives Me A Huge Lift ]

[ I Have Found That Your O.C.D. ]
[ Works Out Really Favorable For Me ]

[ Your Pickiness ]
[ With What You Do ]
[ Is Only Challenged By Your Quickness ]

[ I Worry When You Do Not Feel Right ]
[ I Know That You Have Alot Of Fight ]

[ I Worry Just As Much About You As You Take Care
     Of Me ]
[ So, From What I See ]

[ I Lerve You As My Caregiver & I Lerve You As My Friend ]
[ This Is Starting To Get Mushy & Make You Feel Uncomfortable ]
[ So This Is How It Will End ]

[ You Are ALWAYS In My Thoughts ]
[ You Are As Much As I See Spots ]

[ You Are Always A Story In Waiting ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]   ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(357)▪︎[ Um, Well?… 4•28•2021 ]

[ What Does A Comfortable Life Consist Of? ]
[ Money, Expensive Toys, Fast Cars? ]
[ Or Familial Love? ]

[ Some Say That Money Can Buy Happiness ]
[ & Some Say Money Can Be A Mess ]

[ If You Are Able To Afford The Best ]
[ Are You Able To Get Any Rest? ]
[ Money Can Never Take Away That Pain In Your Chest ]

[ I’ve Never Had Money, So I Wouldn’t Know That Side ]
[ If I Ever Said That I Would Not Like Money ]
[ I Probably Lied ]

[ Enough Money To Pay My Bills ]
[ Would Be Nice ]
[ Would I Go On Vacations For Exciting Thrills? ]
[ Uh … That I Would Have To Think About Twice ]

[ To Some, I Don’t Have Alot ]
[ But If You Put Me On The Spot ]
[ I’d Say That I Am Really Happy With What I’ve Got ]

[ I Have A Loving Wife That Has Stood By Me For Almost
     25 Years ]
[ I Have A Great Son Who Keeps Up With His Peers ]
[ I’m Not Drunk From Drinking Whiskey & Beers ]
[ But I Do Have My Fears ]

[ The Fear Of Where Is Society Going? ]
[ Why Isn’t This Virus Slowing? ]

[ Society Is Filled With So Much Hate Nowadays ]
[ We’ve Lost The Human Touch ]
[ in So Many Ways ]
[ For So Many Days ]

[ A Comfortable Life Never Saw This Coming ]
[ The Way That Our Leaders Are Constantly Mumbling &
     Grumbling ]
[ Makes This All Mind Numbing ]

[ Everything Is Upside Down ]
[ The Politicians Are Not Leading ]
[ Because Washington Is A Circus Full Of Clowns ]

[ In America’s Biggest Crisis They Don’t Feel The Need ]
[ To Lead ]
[ Or Give More Money For Families Can Feed ]

[ Their Own ]
[ Or Pay On Their Loans ]
[ For Their Homes ]

[ That Totally Changes What A Comfortable Life Looks
     Like ]
[ Now It Is An Inflation Hike ]
[ & A Virus Spike ]

[ Life Has Changed ]
[ Priorities Need To Be Rearranged ]

[ But Don’t Come Closer Than Six Feet ]
[ Until This Virus Can Be Beat ]

[ I’ll Grab My Family & Stay Home ]
[ Because On The Other Side Of That Door ]
[ Is The Unknown ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]   ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(359)▪︎[ Marital Bliss, Is A Myth… 4•28•2021 ]

[ You Could Laugh Or You Could Cry ]
[ But Things Stop Being Funny ]
[ When Someone Drips Water From Their Eye ]

[ You Never Want To Be The Cause Of A Tear ]
[ In Fact, You Don’t Want To Be Anywhere Near ]

[ You Don’t Want To Be Completely Gone ]
[ Because You Do Want To Be The One To Give ]
[ Them The Shoulder, They Can Lean On ]

[ Having That Shoulder, Is A Much Needed Thing ]
[ Sometimes, That’s All You Really Need To Bring ]

[ A Good Relationship Is When You Are Able To Go
     Both Ways ]
[ Sometimes You Are The Rock ]
[ & Sometimes You Just Have One Of Those Days ]

[ You Need To Feel Secure With The Person You Go To ]
[ Sometimes They Don’t Even Need A Clue ]
[ They Are Just There On Cue ]
[ & Know, Exactly What To Do ]

[ It Needs To Be Communicated ]
[ That All Parties Are Dedicated ]

[ For The Same Cause ]
[ Without Taking A Pause ]

[ There Is Fun & There Is Sadness ]
[ When You Find The Right One ]
[ You Are Usually Sad Less ]

[ There Is No Such Thing As The Highly, Sought After Marital Bliss ]
[ Every Couple Has Bumps & Curves In The Road ]
[ But Being Single Is The One Thing You Shouldn’t Miss ]

[ Being Married Will Be The Hardest Job You Will Ever, Ever Have ]
[ With A Good Partner ]
[ Your Problems Could Be Cut In Half ]

[ When You Get To The Point Where You Have Two Brains
     Thinking As One ]
[ That’s When You Start To Really Have Fun ]
[ & Then No One Wants To Run ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]   ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(360)▪︎[ The Weather … 4•29•2021 ]

[ Inside Every One Of Us Is A Storm Waiting To Rage ]
[ Are You The Rain, The Thunder, The Lightning ]
[ Or The Next Ice Age? ]

[ When There Are Storms @ The Beach ]
[ The Waves Crash So Hard & So Loud ]
[ You Cannot Hear Anyone Speak ]

[ Some People Have A Fascination With Storms ]
[ That Is Just Slightly Out Of Other Peoples Norms ]

[ Is It The Driving, Blinding Rain? ]
[ That Floods The Outside Drains? ]
[ That Drive Those People Insane? ]

[ Is It The Flash Of The Lightning Or The Thunderous Boom ]
[ That Makes People Hide ]
[ Or Run Into The Inside Rooms? ]

[ The Weather Guy ]
[ Tells No Lies ]
[ When He Predicts That The Lightning @ Night ]
[ Will Light Up The Sky’s ]

[ Others Like The Calm & The Warmth That The Sun Brings ]
[ That Seems To Be When All Of The Birds Sing ]
[ It Also Has You Wonder ]
[ What Opportunities A New Day Will Bring ]

[ The Opportunities Would Be Endless ]
[ & If You Tried ]
[ It Would Knock You Senseless ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(370)▪︎[ The Frustration Sets In … 4•29•2021 ]

[ As The Frustration Sets In ]
[ I Said To Myself ( NOT THIS AGAIN ) ]
[ Then I Think ( I JUST CAN’t WIN ) ]

[ So You ]
[ Think That This Is All Brand New? ]
[ Well Let Me Tell You A Thing Or Two ]

[ This Is Something Real ]
[ You Are Not Reinventing The Wheel ]

[ Here ]
[ Do I Make Myself Clear? ]

[ I’ve Tried & Tried ]
[ As He Has Lied & Lied ]
[ After All Of This Time ]
[ Part Of Me Has Actually Died ]

[ So Don’t Come In Here & Point Your Finger ]
[ @ All Of This ]
[ Because What Lingers ]
[ Is The Constant Diss ]

[ You Have Been Here A Grand Total Of About A Week ]
[ & I’ll Sit Here & Let You Speak ]

[ Your Piece ]
[ & I’ll Say Nothing ]
[ Just To Keep The Peace ]

[ So I Will Watch The Dances ]
[ & Give You The Many Chances ]

[ Because As You Think You Are Rearranging ]
[ His Attitude ]
[ I Say That Are Only Changing ]
[ The Altitude ]
[ & Are Hanging ]
[ My Gratitude ]

[ You Have All Of These Ideas That You Think That Are Grand ]
[ Then I Will Sit Quietly ]
[ Wanting To Ask ( AND? ) ]
[ So Don’t Come @ Me Self-Righteously ]
[ Acting Like You Are In Command ]

[ Normally, Usually I Am A Very Calm Guy ]
[ But In MY Home ]
[ That Just Doesn’t Fly ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(372)▪︎[ Finish … 4•29•2021 ]

[ Whenever You Begin ]
[ Always Work Through The Finish ]
[ When You Want To Win ]
[ This Should Be Your Biggest Wish ]

[ Show Some Heart ]
[ When You Start ]
[ & Don’t Forget To Complete Every Part ]

[ Every Journey Begins With One Step Forward ]
[ Don’t Worry If You Take A Step Back ]
[ But Then Overcome The Urge To Be Bored ]

[ Stay Consistent ]
[ Continue To Be Persistent ]
[ Know The Difference ]

[ Each Step Is Better Than The Last ]
[ Don’t Go Too Fast ]
[ & Do Not Dwell On Your Past ]

[ Set Goals That You Can Achieve ]
[ Make The Path Clear With What You Perceive ]

[ Will Be The Fastest Path Within Your Reach ]
[ Then Make The Information Simple To Teach ]

[ To Others ]
[ Like Your Father & Brothers ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(373)▪︎[ Thinking … 4•29•2021 ]

[ Are Your Memories Full Of Mistakes That Were Made? ]
[ Or Lessons Learned? ]
[ Would You Always Trade ]
[ Back In ]
[ The Mistakes That Caused You Concern? ]

[ Are The Lessons Learned Always Because Of The
     Mistakes You Make? ]
[ Can You Magically Make A Pie? ]
[ After You Tried To Make A Cake? ]

[ The Knowledge That Mistakes Bring ]
[ Are Not Tied Together By Strings ]

[ You Try Your Hardest To Not Make The Same Mistakes
     Twice ]
[ Not Burning Your Hand On A Hot Stove Again ]
[ Would Be Really Nice ]

[ Sometimes My Mistakes Make Their Way Into My Dreams ]
[ I Have No Control Of That It Seems ]

[ Everyday I Wind Around Life’s Potholes ]
[ Many Times ]
[ I Have Questioned My Roles ]

[ Of What I’m Supposed To Be ]
[ In Today’s Fractious Society ]

[ Do I Wear Many Hats, Or Just Concentrate On A Few? ]
[ I Don’t Have The Heart Or Energy ]
[ To Take On Anything New ]
[ I Never Want To Shift The Spotlight On Me ]
[ So Others Can Taunt ( OH BOO HOO ) ]

[ I Don’t Believe In Pity Parties, So You Could Sit In The
     Corner & Pout ]
[ I Thoroughly Believe In Working Things Out ]
[ Then I Can Fall Asleep With No Nagging Doubts ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]   ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]