[ You Seem To Only Hold On, To Let Go ]
[ Be It Fast, Or Be It Slow ]
[ Holding On To You, Is All I Know ]
[ @ Times When I’m With You ]
[ You Daydream & Don’t Seem To Be There ]
[ & When You Do ]
[ You Shrug Your Shoulders & Don’t Seem To Care ]
[ How Can I Get Through That Wall Of You Not Trusting
Others ]
[ You Show Love ]
[ To Your Sister & Brothers ]
[ What About Me? ]
[ Haven’t I Grown Into The Man That You’ve Always Wanted
Me To Be? ]
[ When You Look In My Direction ]
[ Why Can’t You See ]
[ But It Has Seemed Like It Has Taken Years & Years ]
[ For You To Face Your Fears ]
[ Through All Of That Time ]
[ Both Me & You Have Shed Many Years ]
[ You Need To Give Credit, Where Credit Is Due ]
[ Especially Because I’ve Sat Here, Seeing Things
Through ]
[ When You Find That The Dream Is Free ]
[ & The Hustle Is Sold Separately ]
[ You’ll See That When You Satisfy The Need ]
[ You Won’t Have To Act So Desperately ]
[ Even Though I’m Leaving Here ]
[ I’ll Always Be There ]
[ So Let’s Make This Clear ]
[ That My Heart’s Not Going Anywhere ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(978)▪︎[ Hello Vickie … 11•23•2020 ]
[ It Was So Nice To Meet You Vickie D. ]
[ You Made Such A Good & Warm Caregiver To Me ]
[ The Moment That You Walked In ]
[ You Gave Me The Most Serious Look ]
[ Before You Politely Asked (WHERE WOULD
YOU LIKE ME TO BEGIN?) ]
[ @ First I Did Not Understand The Mask ]
[ & I Never Took The Time To Ask ]
[ But As Time Went By I Understood ]
[ When I Thought (OKAY, THE REASON IS GOOD) ]
[ I Thought That It Could Be ]
[ That You Were Protecting Yourself ]
[ While You Were Also Protecting Me! ]
[ I Did Not Have To Think Twice ]
[ That You Were Being Extremely Respectful ]
[ & Nice ]
[ Time Seemed To Fly ]
[ By ]
[ & The Hours Would Be Cut In Half ]
[ When We Could Talk, Share & Laugh ]
[ Because Of How You Were Treated By Your
Mother ]
[ I Am Shocked That You Are So Nice & Respectful
To Others ]
[ We Each Had Our Own Stories To Tell ]
[ How Other People Did Not Treat Us Too Well ]
[ & @ Times ]
[ Dragged Us Through Hell ]
[ It Seems That The Hardest Times In Your Life ]
[ Came From The Very Men ]
[ Who Wanted To Make You Their Wife ]
[ They Forgot The Honor & Cherish That Would Be
In Their Vows That They Would Say ]
[ Someday ]
[ Because They Abused You Everyday ]
[ In Some Way ]
[ You Darn Well Believed ]
[ It Was Right To Roll Up Your Sleeves ]
[ & Pack Up & Leave ]
[ & It Was Great ]
[ That You Were Able To Move To Another State ]
[ To Escape ]
[ Your Abusive Mate ]
[ You Have Such A Wonderful Disposition ]
[ & Good Vision ]
[ About What Is Up Ahead ]
[ In Those Thoughts & Dreams ]
[ That Are Floating Around In Your Head ]
[ You Definitely Bend But Don’t Break ]
[ & You Should Be Extremely Proud Of Yourself ]
[ About The Decisions You Make ]
[ & The Chances You Take ]
[ It Would Surely Make My Day ]
[ If You Find A Way ]
[ To Come Back Here Someday ]
[ & Then I Will See ]
[ That I Was Talking To You ]
[ More Than I Wanted To Watch & Listen To
The T.V. ]
[ Your Days Went By So Quick ]
[ On The Days That My Regular Caregiver Is Sick ]
[ You Would Definitely Be My First Pick ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(710)▪︎[ Thunder Is So Bright … 8•18•2020 ]
[ What Happens When You Get Up Really Early Because
You Are Way Too Late? ]
[ & Forgot The Key For The Combination/Padlock On
The Front Gate? ]
[ Would You Have To Go Around ]
[ As You Go Under? ]
[ & Then You Feel ]
[ The Lightning & The Thunder ]
[ The Thunder Is So Bright ]
[ & The Lightning Is So Loud ]
[ Does That Make You Have To Stand To The Right? ]
[ Of The Gathering Crowd? ]
[ Does The Crowd Cause The Thunder To Flash? ]
[ Does The Sound Of The Lightning ]
[ Cause Some Cars To Crash? ]
[ That Is One Part Of Father Time That No One Wants
@ All ]
[ Just Like Summer Weather Happening In The Fall ]
[ When Fall Rolls In ]
[ Does That Make You Think Of Spring Again? ]
[ Father Time Can Make It A Windy Day ]
[ Only If The Laws Of Nature ]
[ Has Her Way ]
[ What Goes Up Doesn’t Always Go Sideways ]
[ But Sometimes It Does Come Down ]
[ If Only Simon Says ]
[ Simon Does Not Always Cooperate From What You’ve
Seen ]
[ Because Sometimes Your Ribeye Steak ]
[ Does Not Always Come Out Feeling Lean ]
[ Just Like Ice Cream Colors Are Not Always Bold ]
[ & Hot Apple Pie ]
[ Is Not Very Cold ]
[ If You Were Standing On Top Of A Bridge Over
Looking The Water ]
[ Would You Need To Rely On ]
[ The Ears Of A Spotter? ]
[ If You Jumped, Would You Have To Swim Before You
Would Have To Fly? ]
[ Aquaman Can’t ]
[ Because He Does Not Have Good Eyes ]
[ When He Walks In Water Does He Keep His Eyes
Closed? ]
[ Or Does He Go Invisible? ]
[ So He Might Have To Really Plug His Nose ]
[ Before You End This Story, You Have One More Thing
To Say ]
[ …? ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(987)▪︎[ Just Because … 11•28•2020 ]
[ Just Because You Don’t Remember ]
[ Doesn’t Mean You Weren’t Told ]
[ When The Year Comes To December ]
[ You Are Acting Pretty Old ]
[ As Time Marches On ]
[ Is Your Memory Almost Gone? ]
[ That Sounds Really Bad ]
[ & Sounds Really Sad ]
[ If You Feel That This Is Wrong ]
[ Has Any Ideas Come Along ]
[ To Right This Situation ]
[ & Change The Direction ]
[ Onto The Right Path ]
[ No Longer Feeling The Wrath ]
[ Of The Closest Two ]
[ People Around You ]
[ If You Were Ever Able To See The Obvious Social
Cues ]
[ You Would Have Found The Clues ]
[ To When & Where You Would Have To Pay Your Dues ]
[ To Those That You Must ]
[ & For It All, Not To Be A Bust ]
[ You Definitely Have To Give Credit ]
[ To Those That You Trust ]
[ It Is Very Simple & Wise ]
[ To See The Ripples ]
[ In Your Life ]
[ Right In Front Of Your Eyes ]
[ The One That Does Not Want To Make Waves ]
[ Should Be The One That Does Not Throw Stones ]
[ & Misbehaves ]
[ It Is Not Like You Need To Be A Savior ]
[ & Have Perfect Behavior ]
[ Don’t Mimic The Actions Of Someone Else ]
[ When You Are Trying To Find Yourself ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(975)▪︎[ Well, Do You? … 11•22•2020 ]
[ Do You Have The Drive ]
[ To Strive ]
[ For Doing The Best While You Are Alive? ]
[ Or Do You Throw A Fit? ]
[ Then Sit ]
[ While You Quit ]
[ Not Wanting To Deal With Anymore Of It? ]
[ It, Being Life ]
[ Then Not Listen To Your Husband Or Wife ]
[ Then Turn Off The Daylight ]
[ Then, While Looking Into The Night ]
[ You Lose Sight ]
[ Of The Right ]
[ Fight ]
[ Selling Your Soul ]
[ To Attempt To Figure Out Your Whole ]
[ Role ]
[ & Then Learn What You Need To Bring ]
[ To Take Your Place ]
[ In The Bigger Scheme ]
[ Of Things ]
[ Do You Know ]
[ Whether To Go ]
[ Fast Or Slow? ]
[ If Someone Says ( NO! ) ]
[ Will You Find The Need ]
[ To Read ]
[ The Instructions To Complete The Deed ]
[ That Makes You Succeed? ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(976)▪︎[ Turn Back Moment … 11•23•2020 ]
[ Sometimes People Have A ( TURN BACK MOMENT )
In Their Life ]
[ Which Way Do They Turn? ]
[ Which Way Is Right? ]
[ Do They Go Where They Feel Secure? ]
[ Or The Way That Makes Them Seem Unsure? ]
[ Is The Safe Way Always The Best? ]
[ Will The Risky Way Seem Like A Test? ]
[ Sometimes Tests Are Good For The Soul ]
[ It Can Help You Dig Yourself Out Of The Hole ]
[ You Might Find Yourself In ]
[ & Turn It Into A Situation That Is A Win-Win ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(900)▪︎[ A What If … 10•26•2020 ]
[ When You Say ( WHAT IF ) Is That Always A Wish? ]
[ Are There Alot Of ( WHAT IF’s ] On Your List? ]
[ What If You Took 1 Step Towards Your Goal? ]
[ What If You Completed 1? ]
[ Wouldn’t That Warm Your Soul? ]
[ All It Takes Is Effort ]
[ What Would That Affect? ]
[ It Shouldn’t Upset Your Way Of Doing Things During
Your Day ]
[ Does It Cause Your Equilibrium To Sway? ]
[ Try To Get Things Under Control ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(992)▪︎[ What? … 11•29•2020 ]
[ Have You Ever Had One Of Those Days When Nothing
Made Sense? ]
[ & When You Go Into The Backyard ]
[ You Notice That There Are Two Tents? ]
[ Then You Felt Like Such A Goof ]
[ When You Stumbled Off Of The Roof ]
[ & Broke Your Last Tooth? ]
[ What Do You Do Now With A Crooked Smile? ]
[ When All That You Wanted To Do ]
[ Was Swim In The Long River Of Denial ]
[ Swim, Swim Until You Reach The Dry Land ]
[ Was This Wish A Want? ]
[ Or A Demand? ]
[ Grass Clippings In The Dishwasher, Shampoo In The
Sink ]
[ How Your Journey Has Come To This Point ]
[ Has You Ice Skating On The Roller Rink ]
[ Where Do You Go From Here? ]
[ As You Cough Up Another Tear ]
[ Your Steak Does Not Taste Quite Right ]
[ When You Sneeze In Your Beer ]
[ When The Sun Rises In The West ]
[ Does It Help You Grow Hair On Your Chest? ]
[ Or Do You Go To The Grocery Store, Looking For Ice
Cream That Is Good, Better, Best? ]
[ When You Turn On The Light, Does That Help You Sleep? ]
[ Or Do You Stand In The Shallow End Of The Pool ]
[ & Only Splash Water When It’s Deep? ]
[ Life Is Really Confusing When You Open Your Ears ]
[ When You Fall Out Of Bed In The Afternoon ]
[ Do You See The Thunderous Cheers? ]
[ A Snake On The Floor, Beats A Bird In The Hand ]
[ Will Anyone Feel It ]
[ When You Give That Command? ]
[ Nothing Makes Sense As Long As Your Knee ]
[ Life Is Really Confusing, When Your Eyes Yell That
They Cannot Grow A Tree ]
[ Ice Cream, Ice Cream Is Always Cold On The Brain ]
[ Sometimes When You Eat It So Fast ]
[ It Feels Like You Are Swimming On A Train ]
[ Around & Around The Eyeballs Go ]
[ When Will The Stop Light Turn Yellow ]
[ You Will Never Know ]
[ Life Gets So Confusing When You Have To Say The
Alphabet Backwards, In Numerical Order ]
[ Anybody Up For Burger King ]
[ As You Run For The Border? ]
[ A Taco From Baskin Robbins Sure Sounds Good Right
Now ]
[ But Since You Don’t Have A Car To Walk With ]
[ You Really Won’t Know How ]
[ You Can Pick Up The Order That You Sent In Long
Before Yesterday ]
[ You’ve Been Meaning To Get It ]
[ Since The 10th Of May ]
[ Life Sure Does Get Confusing The Younger You Get ]
[ You Are Sure Glad That You Have Known You ]
[ Ever Since We Met ]
[ Make Sure You Don’t Break When You Only Mean To
Bend ]
[ So Now There Is No Need To Start Over ]
[ Once You’ve Started @ The End ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(993)▪︎[ No Fair Weathered Friends … 11•29•2020 ]
[ I Am So So Tired Of Fair Weather People Taking Up
My Time ]
[ I’m Tired Of Their Names ]
[ Running Around In My Mind ]
[ Why Do I Pay Them Any Thought? ]
[ The Thought Of These People ]
[ Should Be Really Thankful For What They’ve Got ]
[ These People Should Ring That Magic Bell ]
[ When They Pull Up A Chair ]
[ To The Whiskey Bar In Hell ]
[ Fair Weather People Can Be All Types ]
[ Just Look Out For The Ones That Are All Hype ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(998)▪︎[ Thoughts … 11•30•2020 ]
[ My Thoughts Continue To Swirl ]
[ Some Just Hang Like A Gerry Curl ]
[ Old Fashioned & Out Of Date ]
[ Some Just Sit Still & Gain Some Weight ]
[ Some Are Bright ]
[ & Used That Day ]
[ Some Sound Just Right ]
[ & Are Used Right Away ]
[ But Day In & Day Out ]
[ Am I Still Writing Good Enough Stories ]
[ To Shout ]
[ About? ]
[ What I Write It’s The Only Draft ]
[ I’ve Pushed Away From The Lonely Island ]
[ & Sent Adrift On My One Man Raft ]
[ My Thoughts Are Like The Current & Could Take Me Any
Which Way ]
[ Will It Take Me A Week? ]
[ Or Will I Be Done On The Very First Day? ]
[ I Wish I Had The Great Skill & Power ]
[ To Be Able To Write A Really Good Story ]
[ In Under An Hour ]
[ Practice Makes Perfect Is One Thing That People Have
Said To Me ]
[ Hmmm … Could That Be? ]
[ Whenever I Start A Story I Will Have To See ]
[ (PLEASE BE PATIENT) Is What I Say To Everyone ]
[ Because When It Stops Being Fun ]
[ I Tend To Run ]
[ While Saying ( I AM DONE! ) ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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