[ Around Every Corner I Hit A Brick Wall ]
[ Sometimes I Don’t Even Have The Energy
To Take A Call ]
[ A Call From Whom Is The Big Mystery ]
[ It Will Be A Total Guess ]
[ If You Look @ My History ]
[ Everybody Says (I’ll NEVER LEAVE) But They Do ]
[ Now My Best Friend Might Be Leaving Too ]
[ I Know That I Should Have Expected It From
The Start ]
[ & Now We Will Be Apart ]
[ She Wants To Move Back, So She Should ]
[ With Nothing To Tie Her To Oregon, She Could ]
[ If I Wish She Wouldn’t ]
[ She Still Would ]
[ I Don’t Want Her Heart Break When She Has To Come
Back To This State ]
[ Maybe When She Moves Back To Texas ]
[ She Will Find Someone Great ]
[ Texas Has The Type Of Men That She Has Always
Been Looking For ]
[ Afterall, She Is A Texas Girl, Right Down To Her Core ]
[ My Heart Is Breaking & My Head Hurts ]
[ My Thoughts Feel Like They Are Being Dragged
Through The Dirt ]
[ I Talk, But Nobody Hears ]
[ Then I Squint My Eyes ]
[ As My Glare Throws Spears ]
[ Does Anyone EVER Hear Me? ]
[ Is The Sound Of My Voice ]
[ Like The Hum Of A Bumble Bee ]
[ A Sound That Annoys? ]
[ A Sound To Avoid? ]
[ It Sure Seems Like That! ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(005)▪︎[ The Yin & The Yang … 1•2•2022 ]
[ Learn. Fail. Learn. Fail. Learn More ]
[ Be More Flexible Than A Board ]
[ The (LEARN/FAIL) Combination Should Happen Throughout
Your Life ]
[ With The Exception Of Picking A Husband Or Wife ]
[ You Don’t Want To Have A Spinning Door When It Would Come
To Picking A Spouse ]
[ Then Having A Good Cat To Chase Down That Lone Mouse ]
[ All Through Life You Should Be Learning ]
[ The Desire Should Always Be Burning ]
[ You Have Never Met The Guy ]
[ That Is As Good As It Gets ]
[ On The First Try ]
[ But You Have To Make It Known ]
[ It Is Not Easy To Write A Poem ]
[ It Takes Quite A Long Time ]
[ To Write A Story That Will Rhyme ]
[ Even Having A Family There Are Times Of (LEARN/FAIL) ]
[ But It Might Be Too Late If Your Child Is Headed To Jail ]
[ But Jail/Prison Has Their Own Set Of Rules ]
[ Those People Never Used All Of Their Tools ]
[ They Should Have Learned While Growing Up ]
[ Some People Never Filled Up Their Learning Cup ]
[ Learning & Failing Is All About Growing ]
[ But You Should Never Think That You Are All-Knowing ]
[ They Say That To Be Tough Is To Fragile ]
[ To Be Tender Is To Be Truly Fierce ]
[ With Most Things In Life, Learning Is Gradual ]
[ Would That Be The Yin & The Yang Of The Universe? ]
[ Either Do Or Succumb To This Way ]
[ Or Things Could Get Alot Worse? ]
[ Fragile, Is The Opposite Of Tough ]
[ The Opposite Of Smooth, Is Rough ]
[ You Must Know (1), To Know The Other ]
[ Sometimes You Have To Go Through The Discipline Of The
Father ]
[ To Truly Appreciate The Comfort Given To You By The Mother ]
[ Fail/Learn, Fail/Learn ]
[ Sometimes The Whole Lesson Is A Serious Burn ]
[ Or Gives You Something To Yearn ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [酪]
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(501)▪︎[ Torturing The Caregiver … 8•1•2022 ]
[ The Voice From The Other Room Was Faint To The Ear ]
[ What It Softly Said ]
[ Was Not Clear ]
[ The Voice Was Calm ]
[ As It Cried Out For Its Mom ]
[ I Could Not Tell If It Was A Young Girl Or Boy ]
[ It Almost Sounded Like It Was Coming From A Toy ]
[ I Played The Scenario Again & Again In My Head ]
[ I Wondered If It Came From A Small Animal Instead ]
[ All Of A Sudden It Seemed Like Something Sucked All Of The
Air Out Of The Room ]
[ The Drop In The Temperature ]
[ Made It Feel Like We Were Sitting In An Old Mummy’s Tomb ]
[ There Seemed To Be A Big Problem ]
[ Because The Floor Boards Would Creak ]
[ When They Did Not Have Anything Walking Across Them ]
[ The Windows Had Frosted Over Days Ago ]
[ It Happened So Slow ]
[ It Normally Would Not Show ]
[ There Are Cracks In Some Windows That I Did Not Notice The
Other Day ]
[ Nobody Knew Anything ]
[ Nobody Would Say ]
[ Even Though My Caregiver Would Sweep Everyday, There
Always Seemed To Be Dust Everywhere ]
[ The Dust Was Swept Up Yesterday ]
[ I Swear ]
[ The Wind Comes In Through The Cracks ]
[ In The Wood ]
[ When It Chills Our Backs ]
[ That Does Not Feel Very Good ]
[ In The Middle Of The Night, I Hear Noises That Cannot Be
Explained ]
[ I Have Found, From Past Experiences, That It Does No Good To
Complain ]
[ The Dark Night ]
[ Plays With My Sight ]
[ Because When It Is Completely Black Outside ]
[ I See Flashes Of Light ]
[ Sometimes My Brain Feels Lost ]
[ The T.V. Flickers ]
[ Long After The Power Was Turned Off ]
[ Voices Whisp Around The Room Like They Are Riding On The
Wind ]
[ Should This Story End ]
[ Like It Begins? ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ,]
[ A hui hou ,]
[ Aloha ,]
[ Na ,]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ,] [酪]
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(053)▪︎[ Glad It’s Over … 1•18•2022 ]
[ Year 2021 Was Not Very Fun ]
[ It Was So Bad ]
[ By The End Of February, You Were Already Done ]
[ That Is When You Tested Positive For The ‘VID ]
[ You Had No Idea What You Did ]
[ The Only Times That You Did Not Wear A Mask Was In
Your House ]
[ Thankfully, It Never Got To Your Spouse ]
[ You Had Thoracic Surgery On (3) Parts Of Your Spine ]
[ & Your Lower Back Is Still Not Aligned ]
[ This Year , You Woke Up To Celebrate Your 25th Anniversary
While On A Hospital Bed ]
[ What A Great Place To Wake Up To Celebrate How Many Years
That You Have Been Wed ]
[ Your Longtime Caregiver Up & Quit ]
[ Because Of A Bunch Of Miscommunication & Misunderstanding
Shit ]
[ This Event Really Took You By Surprise ]
[ But Then You Found Out ]
[ That For Months She Had Been Telling You A Bunch Of Lies ]
[ She Had Her Resumé Out There For Awhile It Seemed ]
[ Because She Said That She Had It Out There With (INDEED) ]
[ So You Had To Finish Off Of The Year Without (1) ]
[ That Sure Hurt A Ton ]
[ The Best Part Of The Ending Year ]
[ You Were Able To Start 2022 With The Person Who Is Most
Near & Dear ]
[ You Were Alone Way Too Much ]
[ There Were Chunks Of Time When You Did Not ]
[ Have The Comfort Of Talking To Anyone About Such -n- Such ]
[ Too Much Alone Time ]
[ But You Were Able To Write Over (1,000) Stories That Rhymed ]
[ It Started With A Whimper ]
[ & Ended With A Bang ]
[ Not A Whisper ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(058)▪︎[ Hard To Refrain! … 1•19•2022 ]
[ When Someone Judges A Person Considering Suicide, Who
Has Never Walked The Life Or Death Line ]
[ Has No Place To Whine ]
[ The Suicidal Person Does Not Think That It Is The Most
Selfish Act ]
[ It Is The Other Way Around, In Fact ]
[ He Feels That The Act Will Free Those He Feels He Is Weighing
Down ]
[ The Issue Is Neither Black Or White ]
[ It Is More Like Brown ]
[ He Feels He Is A Financial Burden Or Drain ]
[ His Thoughts Are Going As Fast As A Runaway Train ]
[ There Are No Frequent Stops ]
[ There Are No Postal Drops ]
[ His Thinking Has Become Completely Hyper Focused On What
He Feels That He Must Do ]
[ He Tries Not To Give Off Any Social Cue ]
[ Or Leave A Clue ]
[ Nothing Until He Would Be Found ]
[ Either Swinging From A Rope ]
[ Or Laying On The Ground ]
[ In His Mind It Is A (FREEING ACT) Times Two ]
[ It Was Never A Selfish Act To Do ]
[ If He Is Not Working, He Might Feel Like Others Think That He
Is A Bum ]
[ His Guilt Is Something That He Never Could Outrun ]
[ Others Will Have More Money If They Did Not Have His
Mouth To Feed ]
[ (2) Different Times He Never Got Any Hits On His Resume
When He Used (INDEED) ]
[ Not A Single Bite On His Resumé After Having It Out There
For More Than ½ A Year ]
[ When He Got Let Go Because Of The ‘VID19 ]
[ This Was Something He Feared ]
[ He Thought That He Had A Career That He Could Retire From ]
[ Then The ‘VID19 Happened ]
[ So He Does Not Have One ]
[ One Time When He Was Omitted Into A Hospital, He Learned So
Much More About His Suicidal Triggers From The Others ]
[ Than He Could Have From The Dr’s ]
[ & People’s Mothers ]
[ They Should Have More Groups With Open Discussions Than
They Had ]
[ & That Was Bad ]
[ So Much About A Suicider’s Brain Is Misunderstood ]
[ That Does Not Do Anybody Any Good ]
[ He Just Wants To Release His Physical/Mental Pain ]
[ That Won’t Go Away ]
[ It Is So Hard To Refrain ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [酪]
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(973)▪︎[ How Do You? … 11•21•2020 ]
[ Do You Survive? ]
[ Revive? ]
[ Or Have You Finally Arrived? ]
[ Can You Jot Down All That Makes You Smile ]
[ Or All That caused You To Frown ]
[ For Awhile? ]
[ Can You Talk To A Coach For A Minute Or Two? ]
[ When You Can Talk About Nothing But You? ]
[ If You Lose Too Fast ]
[ Will The Loss Last? ]
[ Do You Know Your Role? ]
[ In Your Quest To Reach Your Goal? ]
[ What Do You Want To Accomplish For The Rest
Of The Year? ]
[ Are You Foggy ]
[ Are You Clear? ]
[ Do You Feel Foggy ]
[ When Confronted By A Fear? ]
[ But Do You Feel Trapped? ]
[ When The Topic Is About (THE APP?) ]
[ You Must Be Active ]
[ Or Proactive ]
[ Stay Away From Always Being Reactive ]
[ Is Your Goal Star Worthy? ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(957)▪︎[ Hang In There … 11•15•2020 ]
[ Okay! ]
[ What Can I Write Or Say? ]
[ To Help You Get Through What You Went
Through Last Night ]
[ & What Continues Today? ]
[ Big M, This Is What I’ll Share ]
[ Because I Care ]
[ & To Let You Know ]
[ That Were So Many Times That I’ve Been
There ]
[ We Both Have Walked In Many & Different
Shoes ]
[ So We Both Have Our Different Views ]
[ We Find Our Own Clues ]
[ By Reading The Social Cues ]
[ You May Never Know ]
[ How The Next Day Will Go ]
[ But I Bet ]
[ I Have Never Liked, Worried, Cared About & Respected ]
[ Another Person That I Have Never Met ]
[ … Yet! ]
[ I Have Written So Many Stories About Having You
In My Life ]
[ That The Only People That I Have Written More Of ]
[ Is Maria & My Wife ]
[ Because You Two Are The Kind ]
[ Of People ]
[ That Are So Frequently On My Mind ]
[ From The Very First Time That She Told Me
About The Man Who Caught Her Eye ]
[ & Stole Her Heart ]
[ I Immediately Told Her (OH I’ve GOT TO MEET
THIS GUY!) ]
[ Just Ask Her ]
[ Because That Is NOT A Lie ]
[ I Tell This To Very Few ]
[ But I Will Say This To You ]
[ Because I Need To ]
[ We Are All Not Done With Each Other Here ]
[ Is That Perfectly Clear? ]
[ Now I Know That I’m Not In The Circle Of People
That You Really Care About ]
[ But That Doesn’t Make Me Sit In The Corner & Pout ]
[ I’ll Still Write Stories That Will Encourage ]
[ During This Time Where You Feel Discouraged ]
[ Never Give Up Your Power ]
[ To See What Comes Up Next ]
[ Minute Or Hour ]
[ I Will Never Say Any ( EVERYTHING HAPPENS
FOR A REASON ) Crap ]
[ I Have Never Heard That In A Rap ]
[ This Is All Up To You, Big M ]
[ Keep Your Head Held High ]
[ & Don’t Dip Your Chin ]
[ & I’ll Just Sit Here ]
[ If You Ever Need An Ear ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(930)▪︎[ Be The One … 11•6•2020 ]
[ Every Single Day, Celebrate Life ]
[ Enjoy The Light ]
[ Sleep When It’s Dark ]
[ Keep Your Drive Going ]
[ Don’t Let Your Mind Stay In Park ]
[ You Can Yield When You Need To ]
[ But Then Go Back To Do What You ]
[ Want & Need To Do ]
[ Always Move Onward ]
[ Always Upward ]
[ Going Forward ]
[ Should Be Your Only Direction ]
[ Thank Those That Are Kind Enough ]
[ To Help You Make The Appropriate Corrections ]
[ That Seems Tough ]
[ Learn Who Is A Good Influence In Your Life & Who Is Not ]
[ Then Hug, Cherish, Respect, Honor & Love ]
[ Those Few That You’ve Got ]
[ Don’t Spend Another Minute Of Your Time For Those
That You Kicked To The Curb ]
[ Spend Time With The Positive Ones Who Deserve The Time
& Effort ]
[ That Would Help You Make A Better Verb ]
[ Sleep & Rest As Hard As You Play ]
[ Think About The Positive Things That Happened During
The Day ]
[ Then Try To Figure Out A Way ]
[ To Keep The Negative Thoughts @ Bey ]
[ Build On What Has Been Good ]
[ When Common Sense Says You Should ]
[ & Build It In Stone ]
[ Not Wood ]
[ Build A Base That Is Rock Solid Not Hollow ]
[ Be A Voice Of Reason ]
[ Be The Type Of Person That Others Want To Emulate
& Follow ]
[ Don’t Be The Follower ]
[ Take The Lead ]
[ & Be The Caller ]
[ Look Low Then Look High ]
[ Be That Type Of Girl Or Guy ]
[ That People Want To Look Up To ]
[ Be One Of The Very Few ]
[ That Gives Their Word ]
[ & Then Comes Through ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(007)▪︎[ The Collections … 1•3•2022 ]
[ A Baseball Card Collection That May Be Up To A Million ]
[ An Extensive C.D. Collection Without A Single C.D. Of
Bob Dylan ]
[ Several Different Collections, None Like The Other ]
[ Some C.D.’s You Would Not Play In Front Of Your Mother ]
[ It Would Not Be The Intent ]
[ Just The Content ]
[ They Do Not Talk About Brotherly Love The Whole Time ]
[ & They Don’t Admit ]
[ To The Crimes ]
[ They Might Commit ]
[ Some Of Your Collections Date Back To The Sixties ]
[ What Is Better Than That? ]
[ Well A Baseball Card Or (2) Dating Back To The 1950’s ]
[ You Have Sports Illustrated Magazines Further Back Than
You Can Remember ]
[ Some Are From The Months Of January ]
[ Clear Through The End Of December ]
[ You Have Pennies, & Nickels Coming Out Of Your Ears ]
[ You Have Collective Coins Dating Back For Over (30) Years ]
[ You Used To Have A Coin Collection Of Only Nickels ]
[ No, You Do Not Have A Collection Of Old, Empty Beer Cans
& Dried Up Pickles ]
[ You Guess You Could Have If You Wanted To ]
[ Well … You Never Wanted To ]
[ You Have A Collection Of Newspapers That Rivals No One ]
[ Way Back Then, You Used To Collect Them For Fun ]
[ Michael Jordan Magazines & Cards ]
[ Now Collecting Anything LeBron James Is Becoming Quite
Hard ]
[ Things Are Swooped In As Fast As Crazy ]
[ When It Comes To Collecting Stuff ]
[ Nobody Ever Called You Lazy ]
[ What Will Your Wife Do With All Of Your Collections Once
You Die ]
[ You Are Not Telling A Lie ]
[ You Don’t Know ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(008)▪︎[ His Wares … 1•3•2022 ]
[ Wherever Good Is Trying To Happen ]
[ Bad Is There To Stop It ]
[ It Is Always Just A Matter Of When ]
[ Good Things Don’t Stay Good For Very Long ]
[ & Sometimes You Need A Cord That Has (2) Prongs ]
[ It Would Not Be A Bad Choice ]
[ It Just Wasn’t The Right Choice ]
[ Maybe The Right Choice In A Different Situation ]
[ You Will Have To Get Someone Else’s Attention ]
[ It Does Not Matter ]
[ If You Hear The Pitter Patter ]
[ Of Something On The Roof ]
[ Because Nobody Needs The Proof ]
[ That Old St. Nick Was There ]
[ To Share ]
[ His Wares ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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