(472)▪︎[ It Is Too Hard To Tell … 2022 ]

[ The Cars, The Bars & The Stars ]
[ All Ending In Lower Case (R’s) ]

[ Everyone Trying To Figure Out What They Should Do ]
[ With What They Know ]
[ & With What They Knew ]

[ It Is The Roll Of The Dice ]
[ If Anyone Would Listen To Something Twice ]
[ If It Started Out As (ICE, ICE … ) ]

[ (BABY!) ]
[ Would That Be An (IF) ]
[ Or Would That Be A (MAYBE?) ]

[ Either Way, The Song Will Last Past My Ring Finger ]
[ & Even Though You Are Not A Singer ]
[ The Background Tune Will Linger ]

[ Way Back In The Recess Of Their Minds ]
[ It Would Be One Of Those Tunes That Reminds ]

[ You Of Better Days ]
[ Beter Waves ]
[ Times When Everybody Behaved ]

[ In A Way That Did Not Make Society Frown ]
[ Or Burn It Down ]

[ Either It Is Or It Isn’t Good ]
[ Some Say That Means That It Is Misunderstood ]

[ That Is Just Another Mistake ]
[ That People Make ]

[ So & So Did This Or Did That ]
[ Some How It Turned Into A Multi Generational Spat ]

[ That Is No Good For Anyone Involved ]
[ Because It Has Taken This Long To Be Solved ]

[ Good Intentions Do Not Mean Squat ]
[ Even The Ones Where There Was Alot Of Thought ]
[ Those Are Thrown Down Into The Pot ]

[ Those Are The Ones That Should Be Voted On ]
[ In The Event The Majority Has Gone ]

[ About Their Ways ]
[ Because There Are Times Where You Might Not Hear From The
Majority For Days ]

[ No Bonfires, No Tikki Torches ]
[ No Leaving The Light On From Their Back Porches ]

[ They Do Not Keep In Touch Very Well ]
[ When’s The Next Time? ]
[ It Is So Hard To Tell ]

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~ Ka hopena ~

[  Mahalo E Ka hoa  ]
[  A hui hou  ]
[  Aloha  ]

[  Na  ]
[  Lopaka DeVoe  ] [酪]

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(358)▪︎[ Just Another Job … 2023 ]

[ The Sin Is Deep, Inside Of Me ]
[ But I Have To Keep It, Under Lock & Key ]

[ In My Nightmares, The Man With No Name Put The Weapon In My Hand ]
[ That Helped Me Make It Easier ]
[ To Walk Outside & Kill That Abusive Man ]

[ That Used To Live Two Doors Down ]
[ In Another Apartment ]
[ But His Front Door Was Painted A Dirty Shade Of Brown ]

[ Every Night, The Neighbors Could Hear The Violence ]
[ When The Children Were Allowed To Go To School ]
[ They Were Sworn To Silence ]

[ They Always Showed Up With Broken Bones & Bruises ]
[ The Younger Kids Had Small Contusions ]

[ Whenever The Authorities Would Question The Mom & Dad ]
[ The Mother Would Do All Of The Talking ]
[ When The Father Was Asked, He Always Said (I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD) ]

[ The (5) Children Rarely Played Outside ]
[ The Park Across The Street ]
[ Had Swings & A Slide ]

[ The Neighbors Hardly Ever Saw The Father Come & Go ]
[ His Occupation Was Never Known ]

[ He Left Home When Nobody Was Awake ]
[ Every Once In Awhile, There Would Be This Wonderful Smell, Coming From Their Open Window ]
[ That Showed How Good The Father Could Bake ]

[ That Seemed To Be The Only Positive Attribute ]
[ Of The Man ]
[ Whose Voice Was Always Mute ]

[ Being Noticed, Was Never His Intention ]
[ His Goal @ Work, Was Never Ascension ]

[ Nobody Knew His Wants, Not Even His Wife ]
[ Now, Because Of My Nightmares ]
[ It Has Been Left Up To Me To Shut Off His Light ]

[ Some People Think I Have Jumped On The Insane ]
[ Train ]
[ Because Something Must Have Changed ]
[ In My Brain ]

[ After Living (48) Years Being A Law Abiding Person ]
[ I Have Become The Silent, Angry & Homicidal Version ]

[ I Usually Wake In The Middle Of Most Nights ]
[ Starteled Awake By My Night Frights ]

[ That I Have ]
[ That Do Not Make Me Laugh ]

[ I Have Been A Vigilante For Way Too Many Years To Count ]
[ As The Bodies Mount ]
[ I Cannot Give A Total Amount ]

[ I Have Been Sworn To Silence By The Boss ]
[ If I Disappeared ]
[ Would Anyone Consider My Disappearance A Loss ]

[ Even Though Loneliness Has Been Very Hard ]
[ Having A Spouse & A Family Was Never In The Cards ]

[ Why, Would I Ever Put A Family In Danger ]
[ Only To Have Their Lives Taken From Them ]
[ In The Dark, By A Stranger ]

[ Whenever I Received A Note ]
[ I Never Got A Vote ]

[ On Why It Has Been Given ]

[

[ I Usually Try To Move Near ]
[ So When I Am Seen Many Times Around Where He Lives ]
[ The Target Does Not Say (WHY ARE YOU HERE?) ]

[ Notes Like This, I Treasure ]
[ Because Of Who He Is & What He Does ]
[ Putting Him To Sleep, Is Purely My Pleasure ]

[ I Won’t Touch His Family, Because Of What He Has Already Put Them Through ]
[ I Want Them To Begin A New Life ]
[ While Eventually, He Will Be Known As Someone That They Never Knew ]
[ Maybe I Will Silently Slit His Throat Using My Favorite Knife ]
[ That Will Not Leave A Single Clue ]

[ I Stalk The Neighborhood While Under The Light Of The Moon ]
[ His Family Will Be Safe ]
[ Soon ]

[ You Might Wonder How I Can Decompress? ]
[ After Events Like This ]
[ I Talk With A Woman That Writes A Column For The (WASHINGTON PRESS) ]

[ While She Doesn’t Know My Identity ]
[ I Have Given Her Enough Facts That Were Verified ]
[ So Now She Knows My Murderous Trail History ]

[ Now I Wait For A Cue To Finish My Job ]
[ I Would Want To Tell His Family To NOT Sob ]

[ Once He Is  Gone ]
[ I Hope His Wife & Family ]
[ Can Move On ]

[ Oh Look, He Is Walking @ Night, All By Himself ]
[ With Nobody Else ]

[ With Him ]
[ Could I Get Caught? ]
[ Chances Are Really Slim ]

[ Say Bye-Bye! ]

______________________

~ Ka hopena ~

[  Mahalo E Ka hoa  ]
[  A hui hou  ]
[  Aloha  ]

[  Na  ]
[  Lopaka DeVoe  ] [酪]

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(024)▪︎[ Turning To Jelly … 2023 ]

[ You Feel That Since This Is The New Year ] 
[ It Has Become Perfectly Clear ]

[ That You Should Take A Step Back & Do Something That Is
     Fairly Large ]
[ Since You Have Been Writing One Or More Stories Each Day ]
[ Maybe You Should Stop & Recharge ]

[ The Reason That You Should Not Want To Fully Stop ]
[ What If During Your Hiatus ]
[ Your Interest In Writing Drops? ]

[ That Would Be Pretty Scary ]
[ So Now You Are Really Wary ]

[ Okay You Can Worry If That Makes You Feel More @ Ease ]
[ That Would Be Much Better Than An All Out Freeze! ]

[ You Don’t Want To Get To Be Scared Of Your Own Shadow! ]
[ Oh ]
[ No, No, No ]

[ That Is Not The Purpose Of This ]
[ Neither Is Dropping Everything & Starting A New List ]

[ You Know That You Have Way Too Many Lists Already ]
[ So Many ]
[ If You Looked @ It Cumulatively ]
[ It Would Turn Your Legs To Jelly ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[  Mahalo E Ka hoa  ]
[  A hui hou  ]
[  Aloha  ]

[  Na  ]
[  Lopaka DeVoe  ] [酪]

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(258)▪︎[ Don’t Take A Drink … 3•1•2023 ]

[ How & Why Do I Stay Sober? ]
[ It’s Not Because I Found A Field Covered With Four Leaf Clover ]

[ Every Day That I Do Not Take A Drink ]
[ That Is Another Day That My Head Is Not In The Sink ]
[ Or Spend One Minute Living On The Brink ]

[ Of Ruining My Life ]
[ Because I Cherish My Son & Wife ]
[ & I Want To Continue To Write ]

[ In College I Became A Week-End Drinker ]
[ But That Didn’t Cause Me To Be A Foggy Thinker ]

[ It Did Seem That I Got Drunk Really Quick ]
[ I Was Always Thankful That Come Morning ]
[ I Never Had A Hangover Or Got Sick ]

[ I Never Did Aquire A Taste For Beer Or Wine ]
[ Even When We Went Out To Dine ]
[ I Took That As A Good Sign ]

[ I Don’t Think That I Ever Had A Drink When We Were Out About The Town ]
[ I Never Threw Up Or Fell Down ]
[ I Never Was Mistaken Me For A Clown ]

[ My Dad Shot Himself When He Came Home Drunk From The Bar ]
[ @ Least He Didn’t Kill Anybody With His Car ]
[ The Walk Home Was Not Very Far ]

[ Not Far Enough To Sober Up ]
[ I Wish The Bar Would Has Given My Dad A Full Coffee Cup ]

[ That’s One Of The Reasons Why Alcohol Has No Place In My Life ]
[ I’m So Thankful I Have A Like-Minded Thinking Wife ]
[ Alcohol Caused No Strife ]

[ I’ve Celebrated With Alcohol Once In The Last 34 Years ]
[ Getting Hooked & Addicted Brings Me No Fears ]
[ Being An Alcoholic Pushes People To Tears ]

[ Alcohol Alcohol, It’s Not For Me ]
[ Being An Alcoholic Is Not Something That I Will Be ]
[ If I Was Ever Doubted ]
[ I Would Say (LOOK @ MY PAST HISTORY) ]

[ Are You Always Able ]
[ To Push Your Chair Away From The Table? ]

[ If Others Were Drinking ]
[ Would That Cause You To Start Thinking? ]

[ Thinking About Which Way To Go? ]
[ Are You Confident About Being Strong? ]
[ Would You Ever Know ]
[ What Would Happen If You Were Wrong? ]

[ Would You Have Any Kind Of A Plan? ]
[ Do You Remember The Last Time That This Happened? ]
[ You Ran ]

[ You Would Hope So ]

______________________

~ Ka hopena ~

[  Mahalo E Ka hoa  ]
[  A hui hou  ]
[  Aloha  ]

[  Na  ]
[  Lopaka DeVoe  ] [酪]

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(257)▪︎[ Only The Lonely … 1•22•2023 ]

[ How Does Someone Deal With The Loneliness? ]
[ A Bit Of The Onliness ]
[ Because You Want A Little Of The Only ]
[ Be A Little Bit Less ]

[ Do You Push Aside ]
[ Your Pride? ]
[ So Your Emotions Are Not Taken On An Up & Down Ride? ]

[ Are You Checked On? ]
[ Maybe Twice ]
[ Does It Feel Wrong ]
[ Well, It Didn’t Feel Nice ]

[ But They All Gathered & Made Themselves A Team ]
[ That Sounds So Special ]
[ Kind Of Like A Dream ]
[ But One That Was Rational ]

[ Oh, Everybody Came Together In Harmony ]
[ You Almost Expected Some Kind Of Home Made Remedy ]

[ It Could All Have Their Own Part ]
[ & Express The Happy Feelings That Come From The Heart ]

[ Now They’re Having A Laugh A Minute ]
[ You Just Guess That Your Heart Isn’t In It ]

[ They’re Right, You Could Have Come In There @ Any Time ]
[ You Feel It’s Much More Important To Write Another Rhyme ]

[ Do You Join In Or Stand Back? ]
[ Feeling Wanted Is What This Lacks ]

[ You Just Have Too Thin ]
[ Of Skin ]
[ Where’s The Vodka ]
[ Where’s The Gin? ]
[ Oh, There’s The Tequila ]
[ Let The Drinking Begin! ]

[ Pass The Lemon, Give Me The Lime ]
[ When She Hands You The Cuervo Gold ]
[ It Is Drinking Time ]
[ Until Someone Gets Knocked Out Cold ]

______________________

~ Ka hopena ~

[  Mahalo E Ka hoa  ]
[  A hui hou  ]
[  Aloha  ]

[  Na  ]
[  Lopaka DeVoe  ] [酪]

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(219)▪︎[ Nothing Is Required … 2•28•2022 ]

[ Everything That You Were Saying Was Being Disputed ]
[ Every Suggestion You Gave Was Refuted ]
[ Would She Rather You Be Muted ]
[ Once You Debuted ]

[ You Would Want To Go To This Place ]
[ But The Suggestion Would Be Thrown Right Back ]
[ In Your Face ]
[ Were They Trying To Knock You Off-Track? ]
[ In An Effort To Change Your Pace ]

[ It Drives You Up The Wall ]
[ So Much So ]
[ You Don’t Want To Say Anything @ All ]
[ It Should Matter ]
[ That You Were There In Person, Instead Of Being On A Call ]

[ What Is The Point? ]
[ Physically ]
[ To Get All Out Of Joint? ]
[ Emotionally ]

[ It Makes You Tired ]
[ The Amount Of Time When ]
[ You Proved That They Were Liars ]
[ Like The Blowing Of The Wind ]

[ Liars Are Not To Be Trusted ]
[ A Lot Of Times People Find The Truth ]
[ Then They Get Busted ]
[ Because They Pulled That Last Tooth ]

[ But Trust ]
[ Is A Must ]
[ & Trusting ]
[ Is A Bust ]

[ But, For The People Who Do Not Like That ]
[ They Should Look @ The Stats ]
[ It Is As Obvious As Being Thrown Down On The Mat ]

[ Well, That Is Too Bad ]
[ They Are Not Supposed To Be Glad ]
[ Or Mad ]

[ If They Want It To Be ]
[ They Should See ]
[ Things, Once They Get Up Off Of Their Knees ]

______________________

~ Ka hopena ~

[  Mahalo E Ka hoa  ]
[  A hui hou  ]
[  Aloha  ]

[  Na  ]
[  Lopaka DeVoe  ] [酪]

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(218)▪︎[ Not Like A Fence … 2•4•2023 ]

[ You Guess, In Some People’s Eyes ]
[ You May Not Be Too Wise ]
[ One Thing That You Won’t Do ]
[ Is Tell, Alot Of Lies ]

[ Or Maybe, You Could Act Dense ]
[ So Most Things Will Not Make You Feel Tense ]
[ During Those Times You Could Ask For Clarity From Your Neighbor ]
[ Who Lives With His Family In A Couple Of Tents ]

[ Take Commercials For Example ]
[ To Make Sense Of It All ]
[ You Would Need So Many Samples ]
[ They Would Be, Wall To Wall ]

[ To Try ]
[ So, When They Come By ]
[ Looking For Your Opinion ]
[ You Will Not Lie ]

[ or ]

[ Try To Figure Out ]
[ What They’re Talking About ]

[ Do All Of Them Make Sense To You? ]
[ Should You Be Looking For Some Kind Of A Clue? ]
[ If You Find One ]
[ Then What Do You Do? ]

[ Do You Go Out & Buy? ]
[ Everything That You Tried? ]
[ If You Do, Why? ]

[ All Of Your Hard Earned Money Would Go Up In Smoke ]
[ That Would Leave You Standing On The Corner ]
[ Totally Broke ]

[ You Could Think (WELL, DAMN) ]
[ (THAT WAS NOT A VERY GOOD PLAN!) ]

[ You Wouldn’t Feel Like It Was A Loss ]
[ If That Idea Was On The Chopping Block? ]
[ & Then Given A Toss ]

[ Surely, You Could Find Something Better ]
[ Oh, Now You Are Looking For That Letter ]

[ That Could Possibly Change Everything ]
[ That Would Help Explain ]
[ How Santa Knows Exactly What To Bring? ]
[ If You Were To Read It, Don’t Complain ]

[ Not A Number Too Few ]
[ Not A Number More ]
[ All Of The Presents Were Bought Brand New ]
[ From The Local Store ]

[ How Do You Come Up With A Plan That Makes Sense? ]
[ It Is Not Like Your Mind Has A Swinging Gate ]
[ Like On A Fence ]
[ Where You Don’t Have To Wait ]

______________________

~ Ka hopena ~

[  Mahalo E Ka hoa  ]
[  A hui hou  ]
[  Aloha  ]

[  Na  ]
[  Lopaka DeVoe  ] [酪]

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(001)▪︎[ The New Year … 1•1•2023 ]

[ Today Is The 1st Day Of This New Year ]
[ Who Knows In Which Direction ]
[ That Fate Will Steer ]

[ Will It Be South, East, West, Or North? ]
[ Either Way, You Are Told To Go Forth ]

[ & Prosper? ]
[ To Act Proper? ]

[ Then Do What? ]
[ Undercut? ]
[ Kiss Alot Of Butt? ]

[ From All That You Know ]
[ You Do Not Think So ]

[ Do You Have Places To Go & People To See? ]
[ You Know That It Is Getting Cold Outside ]
[ You Were Told As Such, By Your Knee ]

[ Everytime It Is Going To Rain, Your Right Leg Doesn’t Want
To Walk ]
[ When It Is Cold Outside That Is When Your Knee Will Talk ]

[ Starting The New Year Out With Your Knee Hurting ]
[ When Your Knee Hurts, You Are Not Good @ Diverting ]

[ Why Would People Come To See You When It Is Cold? ]
[ Whenever Your Knee Hampers You ]
[ You Start To Act Really Old ]

[ You Almost Have To Use A Cane ]
[ Needing Assistance To Walk Is Something You Disdain ]

[ Maybe You Should Live In A Warmer State ]
[ In That Case ]
[ You Could Narrow Your List To Less Than (8) ]

[ You Probably Should Have Rehab’d It More ]
[ You Should Have Gone The Full (10) ]
[ Instead Of Just (4) ]

[ Now When The Weather Becomes Colder ]
[ You Start To Feel So Much Older ]

[ You Cannot Do Anything About It Now ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[  Mahalo E Ka hoa  ]
[  A hui hou  ]
[  Aloha  ]

[  Na  ]
[  Lopaka DeVoe  ] [🤙]

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(002)▪︎[ So Goes The Year … 1•2•2023 ]

[ The Year Kind Of Started With A (THUD) ]
[ How Come It Feels Like You Are Walking In Mud? ]
[ & Someone Is Constantly ]
[ Giving Your Right Ear A Tug? ]

[ You Need To Lift Your Leg Up When You Step ]
[ The #1 Thing On Your List ]
[ You Kind Of Wish That You Had Overslept ]
[ When You Have A Day Like This ]

[ You’re Trying To Face This Day, Head On ]
[ But Twice In (2) Mornings ]
[ You Found Yourself Waking Up On The Front Lawn ]

[ You Ask Around, But Nobody Knows ]
[ You Tried To Throw A Barbecue ]
[ But Nobody Shows ]

[ So Goes The New Year ]
[ You Hope Not ]
[ You Feel Like Grabbing Another Barqs Root Beer ]

[ You Are Able To Drink It In (4) Swallows ]
[ Now You Need Something Solid To Eat ]
[ Not Anything Hollow ]

[ If You Want Hot Wings ]
[ You Call The Blue Hollow ]
[ They Have Burgers & All Kinds Of Different Things ]

[ Is There A Magic Way ]
[ That You Could Try ]
[ To Actually Save This Day? ]

[ Maybe? ]
[ Or Maybe Not ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[  Mahalo E Ka hoa  ]
[  A hui hou  ]
[  Aloha  ]

[  Na  ]
[  Lopaka DeVoe  ] [🤙]

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