[ That Was Some Time That Opened My Eyes ]
[ I Wish I Had The Balls To Say My (GOODBYES) ]
[ If They Want To Make Fun Of Me I Wish They Would
Say Something Face To Face ]
[ How They Are Doing This Is A Damn Disgrace ]
[ It Seemed Like They Were Making Fun Of My Lifestyle ]
[ I Thought I Overheard This When I Was Standing In The Living
Room For Awhile ]
[ I Wish I Would Had Overheard Positive Things Instead ]
[ But What I Heard Is Stuck In My Head ]
[ When I Was Listening I Was Seeing Red ]
[ Just Because The Two Of You Were Raised On A Dirt Floor ]
[ Doesn’t Mean That They Are Allowed To Make Fun Of Me Because
I’m Not Poor ]
[ If They Do That Anymore ]
[ Would It Be Okay If I Showed Them To The Door? ]
[ Because I’m Not Buying Into That ]
[ So Excuse Me If I Take My Favorite Baseball Bat ]
[ & Hit That Chip ]
[ Right Off Of Their Hat ]
[ Then I Would Not Have To Listen To Another Word Of
Their Hateful Chat ]
[ So … How Do You Like Them Apples? ]
[ Do They Smell Rotten & Taste Bitter ]
[ To You Whiners & Quitters ]
[ Why Don’t You Go Back To Being A Babysitter ]
[ Or Do Community Service & Pick Up Litter ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(396)▪︎[ Where Did Jack Go? … 6•4•2022 ]
[ Jack -n- Jill ]
[ Went Down The Hill ]
[ To Fetch (3) Buckets Of Water ]
[ During A Warm Afternoon ]
[ The Sun Continued To Get Hotter ]
[ Julie Was @ The Till ]
[ So She Could Add Up The Steak, Soda, (3) Candy Bars, (4) Cases
Of Beer, (2) Bottles Of Jack, & (1) Bottle Of Tylenol Extra
Potent Headache Pills ]
[ She Pulled Out A Giant Bag ]
[ That Had A (MEIER & FRANK) Store Tag ]
[ Scooby-Doo Dropped His Dishes To Come Over To Lend A Paw
Or Two ]
[ He Looked @ Sweet Julie & Asked (IS THERE ANYTHING THAT
I CAN DO?) ]
[ She Told Him To Bag The Drinks While She Bagged The Food ]
[ Scooby Laughed & Said (THOSE (2) WILL BE EATING GOOD) ]
[ They Started Walking Down The Street ]
[ When Jack Stated (I’m TIRED & I WANT SOMETHING TO EAT) ]
[ They Saw An Open Diner ]
[ & Jill Said (WILL THIS DO, YOU BIG WHINER?) ]
[ Jack Said (YES) ]
[ & Then He Told Jill That (SHE LOOKED LIKE A MESS!) ]
[ That Only Angered Her More ]
[ That Was The Reason Why She Did Not Hold The Door ]
[ Jack & Jill Were Clearly Mad @ Each Other ]
[ The Smallest Pig Got In Between Them & Said (HEY JACK, JILL
IS YOUR SISTER) ]
[ (& JILL, JACK IS YOUR BROTHER) ]
[ All (3) Of Them Went & Got A Booth ]
[ The Little Pig Said (HEY LOOK, I JUST LOST ANOTHER TOOTH) ]
[ They Had A Good Meal & Then Went Their Separate Ways ]
[ Jill Said She Had Been Kind Of Short With Others These
Last (3) Days ]
[ Jack -n- Jill ]
[ They Finally Got Back Up The Hill ]
[ Right Before He Got To The Door He Turned To Jill & Looked
Pale ]
[ He Forgot To Pick Up The (3) Buckets Of Water & Three Weeks
Worth Of Mail ]
[ Jack Turned Around & Ran Into The Night ]
[ Jill Told Him That She Would Leave On The Light ]
[ That Was (2) Years Ago ]
[ Jill Needs To Know ]
[ Whatever Happened To Jack ]
[ She Wants Him To Come Back ]
[ If Plausible ]
[ She Would Like It As Soon As Possible ]
[ She Realizes That Some Wishes ]
[ Are Like Fragile Dishes ]
[ Some Chip With Age ]
[ Some Are Thrown Against The Wall ]
[ In A Fit Of Rage ]
[ It Is Not Known ]
[ If Jack Had Run Off On His Own ]
[ So … ]
[ When Jill Thinks About It That Way ]
[ It Is Quite The Blow ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(267)▪︎[ Silence Is … 4•12•2022 ]
[ In The Darkness Of The Night, All You Hear Is Silence ]
[ Others Do Not Hear A Thing ]
[ Or Look For Any Guidance ]
[ What Should You Seek When You Do Not Hear Any Noise ]
[ There Is Not Even A Choice ]
[ Of What To Hear ]
[ If You Hear Voices ]
[ They Do Not Annunciate Very Clear ]
[ Is It Okay To Have A Voice Inside Of Your Head ]
[ Is That The Voice That Directs The Dreams & Nightmares That
Play Like A Movie While You Lay In Your Bed ]
[ A Wise Man Once Told You That All Of The Pain That You
Have Racking Your Body Starts In The Head & Then
Resonates Throughout ]
[ When You Have A Pain ]
[ It Is The Brain That Lets The Body Part Know What It Is All
About ]
[ There Are Times When You Have (2) Different Voices Doing
Battle ]
[ Thankfully It Does Not Sound Like A Couple Of Rattles ]
[ Are Those The Good Or The Bad? ]
[ The Happy Or Sad? ]
[ Is The Saying (SILENCE IS GOLDEN) Wrong? ]
[ That Does Not Make Gold Look Too Strong ]
[ Some Gold Is As Hard As A Rock ]
[ Some Gold Is As Soft As The Hair On Top Of The Head Of
Goldilocks ]
[ If You Are Laying There Listening To The Silence, That Means
That You Are Not Asleep ]
[ By That Time The Average Person Would Be Sleeping Really Deep ]
[ That Is (1) Privilege That You Have Had About (22) Years In
The Past ]
[ You Wish You Knew What You Did Last ]
[ You Can Barely Remember The Waking Up & Feeling Rested ]
[ It Has Turned Into A Sore ]
[ That Sits There & Festers ]
[ Deep Sleep Is A Privilege, Not A Right ]
[ Everytime You Go To Bed ]
[ Getting Some Deep Sleep Is A Huge Fight ]
[ There Are No Words Exchanged ]
[ The Bedding Does Not Have To Be Re-Arranged ]
[ Or Changed ]
[ Trying To Go To Sleep Takes Indivudual Effort ]
[ Oftentimes It Takes All Of Your Energy ]
[ Like You Just Competed In A Sport ]
[ When You Are Downtown You Are Envious About How Some Of
The Homeles Can Just Lay Down & Sleep On The Sidewalk Or
The Park ]
[ You Probably Would Be The Last Person That Would Be Invited
To Sleep On Noah’s Ark ]
[ How Do The Homeless Have Trust? ]
[ They Fall Asleep Out In The Public, Because They Have Trust ]
[ They Sleep On A Sidewalk Downtown Because They Have Trust ]
[ They Keep All Of Their Belongings In A Shopping Cart Because
They Have Trust ]
[ Or Do They? ]
[ That Is A Lifestyle That You Would Not Wish On Your Worst,
Most Annoying Neighbor Who Owns A Boat That Doesn’t
Work ]
[ Even If He Was The Biggest Jerk ]
[ You Just, Would Not ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [酪]
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(454)▪︎[ To My Good Friend … 5•4•2020 ]
[ To My Maria ]
[ It Feels Like I’m Just Getting To Know Ya ]
[ You Have Been Here A Long Long Time ]
[ You Have Sat There ]
[ While I’ve Read You Rhyme After Rhyme ]
[ Oh I Don’t Know How You Put Up With Me Some Days ]
[ But You Always Find Ways ]
[ To Turn My Day Around ]
[ You Find A Way To Pick Me Up ]
[ Off Of The Ground ]
[ In The Next Month I’ll Have A Different Caregiver Here ]
[ When That Happens I Will Shed Many Tears ]
[ But She WILL NOT Be Here To Take Your Place ]
[ You Are Not Someone That I Can Replace ]
[ You Have Become My Best Friend ]
[ It’s Hard For Me To Realize ]
[ That Your Time As My #1 Caregiver Will End ]
[ Since You Won’t Be Working Here During The Week Anymore ]
[ I Will Still Want You Knocking On My Door ]
[ To Keep Our Friendship Going It Will Really Take Effort On
On Both Sides ]
[ I Will Want You To Take Me For Drives ]
[ We Can Make A Day Out Of It ]
[ I Really Want You To Take Me To Your Dad’s Bench ]
[ That Is Someplace That I Want To Sit ]
[ The Days Keep Marching On ]
[ I Know You Won’t Be Here Physically ]
[ But That Doesn’t Mean You Will Be Gone! ]
[ I Know That I Have To Stay Strong ]
[ Throughout This Mess ]
[ Because What Your Agency Is Doing Is So Wrong ]
[ Maria, Will You Always Be There For Me ]
[ Still? ]
[ I Will Always Be ]
[ For You, Yes I Will ]
[ I’m Your Good Friend For As Long As You Want ]
[ Don’t Say (ME TOO) ]
[ As A Taunt ]
[ You Tell Me What Is What ]
[ You’ve Never Been Here To Kiss My Butt ]
[ You Have Always Been Real ]
[ & That Is How Our Friendship Has Been Sealed ]
[ I Can Never Thank You For All That You’ve Done ]
[ Everyday That You’ve Been Here ]
[ Has Always Been Fun ]
[ Will Our Friendship Continue? ]
[ That Is Up To Both Me & You! ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(458)▪︎[ A Friend … 5•5•2020 ]
[ A Friend Can Be Just About Anybody ]
[ But A Friend Is Definitely Somebody ]
[ Most People You Pass By Are Like Two Ships In
The Night ]
[ But When You See Your Friend ]
[ They Seem To Be Like A Beacon Of Light ]
[ A Friend Stands Out From The Others ]
[ I Was A Good Friend To My Brother ]
[ You Might Meet Someone By Happenstance ]
[ You See That There’s Something About Them ]
[ That Tells You To Give Them A Chance ]
[ Was It Their Winning Smile ]
[ That Convinced You ]
[ To Sit & Talk With Them For Awhile ]
[ Was It How They Talked? ]
[ Or Was It What They Said? ]
[ Was It How They Walked ]
[ Or How They Didn’t Let Compliments Go To Their Head? ]
[ It Was Something That Piqued Your Interest ]
[ Just Hope They Don’t Become A Pest ]
[ Even When They Try To Do Their Best ]
[ Some Work Out, Most Don’t ]
[ If Someone Likes To Shout ]
[ They Definitely Won’t ]
[ A Friend Is Warm & Loyal To The Very End ]
[ When Things Get Hard ]
[ They Don’t Break, They Bend ]
[ A Friend Expects Nothing From You ]
[ But Giving Their All ]
[ Is Just Something They Always Do ]
[ They Come To Expect ]
[ Respect ]
[ Deservedly So ]
[ You Know ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(1312)▪︎[ Give It To Me … 11•12•2019 ]
[ Just Give Me The Straight News ]
[ & Leave Out Your Personal Views ]
[ Of How I Should Go About Living My Life ]
[ It’s Nothing That You Should Or Should Not Like ]
[ I Am Not Here To Seek Your Approval ]
[ For Your Influence Can Be Removable ]
[ & Shun To The Side ]
[ Because After You Lied ]
[ My Respect For You Has Since Died ]
[ Please Don’t Tell Me Anymore Lies ]
[ When I Ask You (WHY?) ]
[ Must I Say (BYE, SEE YA, SO LONG) ]
[ (MY LOVE FOR YOU IS GONE) ]
[ I See That Your Resolve Is Not That Strong ]
[ As For I Wanted It To Be ]
[ When You Needed Me ]
[ I Was Right There @ First Light ]
[ Helping You Fight ]
[ Well Past Midnight ]
[ @ Times You Were Surprised ]
[ That I Was Right There ]
[ Hours Before The Sun Would Rise ]
[ Which Was Nice ]
[ Because There Are Not Many People In Your Life That Wouldn’t Think
Twice ]
[ On How They Could Get One Over On You ]
[ There’s No Rhyme Or Reason ]
[ That’s Just What They Do ]
[ It’s Not Hurtful Per Say ]
[ That’s Just How Some People Function From Day To Day ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(1301)▪︎[ Think Again … 11•7•2019 ]
[ If You Think You Can Tell Me What To Think ]
[ Then I Think I Can Tell You Where To Go ]
[ If All You Do Is Stand There & Blink ]
[ Then I’ll Explain My Point, Really Slow ]
[ You’re Not My Father Or Mother ]
[ I Have No Sisters ]
[ & I Do Love My Brother ]
[ The Point Is, That You Have No Right ]
[ To Exert Your Might ]
[ & Try To Tell Me How To Live My Life ]
[ The Only One That Can Come Close To That ]
[ Would Be My Trusting & Patient Wife ]
[ But She Really Doesn’t Tell Me How To Think & What To Do ]
[ She Tells Me (THE WAY YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE IS UP TO YOU) ]
[ Because I’m The Only Person That Is Responsible For
What I Do Too ]
[ It Stems Around The Freedom Of Choice ]
[ I Am Also Responsible With The Words That I Express
With My Voice ]
[ Choices, Choices, Choices, We All Have Choices ]
[ But Do We All Hear Voices? ]
[ Do Those People Brush It Off As Annoying Noises? ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(1299)▪︎[ Come Here … 11•7•2019 ]
[ You Know If I Could ]
[ Do Something I Should ]
[ You Can Bet That I Would ]
[ Do Anything ]
[ To Bring ]
[ You Back, So You Would Accept This Ring ]
[ I Know That I Can’t Make You ]
[ Do What You Don’t Want To Do ]
[ Do I Wait Hour After Hour ]
[ For You To Find The Power ]
[ To Play The Role ]
[ Of My Loving Wife ]
[ Making Me Whole ]
[ For The Rest Of My Life ]
[ Don’t Worry & Hit The Panic Button ]
[ Because You Don’t Have To Worry About Nothing ]
[ I’m Not Here To Cause You Hurt Or Pain ]
[ If I Was Set On Doing That ]
[ Tell Me What I’d Gain? ]
[ I Have My Outstretched Arms ]
[ Held Out ]
[ To Show You That I Mean You No Harm ]
[ If It’s Being Here That You Choose ]
[ Ask Yourself (WHAT DO I HAVE TO LOSE?) ]
[ (NOT A THING) Is What You’d Hear ]
[ You Can Drive ]
[ You Can Steer ]
[ I Want To Help You Feel Alive ]
[ Is That Clear? ]
[ I Want To Thrive ]
[ Right Here ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(1300)▪︎[ A Bump … 11•7•2019 ]
[ When The Sky Turns Dark ]
[ & Something Makes The Dogs Bark ]
[ Should That Make You Fearful Of A Bump In The
Night? ]
[ Would You Feel Differently If There Was A Bump When
It’s Light? ]
[ What Exactly Does The Bump Consist Of? ]
[ When It’s In The Dark It’s Evil ]
[ When It’s Light It Could Give You Love ]
[ Why Is The Bump Negative? ]
[ What Can Make It Positive? ]
[ Is The Color Of The Sky What Pushes It One Way Or The
Other? ]
[ When It Is Light Out Things Are Okay ]
[ When It’s Dark Out, You Run For Cover ]
[ So Quickly, Turn On The Lights ]
[ Hurry & Shine The Light Down On What Gives You The
Frights ]
[ Do You Think That Your Judgements Are Right? ]
[ Are They Justified ]
[ Are You Mystified ]
[ When & Where Did This Fright Begin? ]
[ If You Dealt With The Bump Once ]
[ Could It Happen To You Again? ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(1298)▪︎[ My Head … 11•6•2019 ]
[ Where Has My Head Been? ]
[ In The Clouds ]
[ When? ]
[ When There’s A Crowd ]
[ In My Mind ]
[ Because That’s When I’m Inclined ]
[ To Latch Onto Words ]
[ That I Feel That’s Unkind ]
[ They Latch Onto The Memory Part Of My Brain ]
[ Then It’s Like I’m Standing There Staring ]
[ @ The Light Of The Oncoming Train ]
[ Why Can’t I Just Step To The Side ]
[ The Voice Inside ]
[ My Head Said Things Were Okay ]
[ But It Lied ]
[ I Need To Get Out Of The Way ]
[ So I Take A Few Steps Back ]
[ Away From The Tracks ]
[ Wow, That Was A Close One ]
[ All I Want To Do Now Is Run ]
[ But I Can’t Escape The Voices In My Head ]
[ Can 0913hrsThey Control It With Another Med? ]
[ What If I Take Fewer Meds Instead? ]
[ But I Need Each & Every Pill & Capsule ]
[ I Could Fall Ill ]
[ & My Senses Could Dull ]
[ I Think I Will Stay Exactly Where I’m @ Med Wise ]
[ Unless My Med Provider Has Been Telling Me Lies ]
[ I Don’t Think So ]
[ How Do I Know? ]
[ I Am Sure ]
[ That I Trust Her ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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