[016]▪︎[ There Is Too Much Doubt … 1•4•2022 ]

[ Whenever You Walk Into A Room, You Exude Confidence
In The Worst Of Times ]
[ Even Though You Witness The Worst Of Crimes ]

[ You Do That With A Smile On Your Face ]
[ If You Have Any Trepidation In Your Head ]
[ You Never Show A Trace ]

[ You Wish The Confidence Could Become Contagious, But
It Doesn’t ]
[ @ First It Was There For The Taking ]
[ But Then It Wasn’t ]

[ You Have Come A Long Ways Since The Incident That Caused
You To Have A Debilitating Case Of P.T.S.D. ]
[ But Then You Got Amazing Counseling That Set You Free ]

[ It Got You To Believe In Yourself ]
[ That Is The First Step If You Ever Plan On Helping Anyone
Else ]

[ When You Were Ill, It Was Well Known ]
[ That You Would Fall Over After The Wind Had Blown ]

[ But Nothing Worked Out ]
[ Because You Showed Too Much Doubt ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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[278]▪︎[ Frustration … 2•14•2022 ]

[ 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 The Only Thing That Is Changing ]
[ Is The Altitude ]
[ & 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 ]
[ This Just Doesn’t Fly ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [酪]

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[276]▪︎[ Passing Of His Dog … 4•14•2022 ]

[ When A Man Loses His Dog, It Can Be Devastating ]
[ There Is No Such Thing As Compensating ]

[ As Much As He Tries ]
[ There Are Moments When He Cries ]

[ A Man’s Best Friend ]
[ To The Very End ]

[ He Has Felt Pain Before, But Not This Kind ]
[ This Encompasses The Whole Mind ]

[ He Can’t Eat ]
[ This Is Something That Will Be Hard To Beat ]

[ His Dog Is With Him Every Minute That He Is Home ]
[ To The Dog, His Location Is Always Known ]

[ When The Dog Comes In From The Backyard, It Is His Owner
That He Seeks ]
[ Then Laying Right @ His Feet ]

[ He Does Not Care If His Legs Swell ]
[ Or His Feet Smell ]

[ A Man’s Dog Does Not Worry About The Weather ]
[ The Main Point Is That They Are Together ]

[ He Really Gets A Kick ]
[ When It Is Just The Two Of Them ]
[ Speeding Down The Backroads In His Truck, Listening To
Country Music ]

[ On The Other Hand, Without Fail ]
[ When The Man Comes Home From Work ]
[ The Dog Should Be By The Front Door Wagging It’s Tail ]

[ His Best Friend Follows Him Everywhere ]
[ How Many Times Has He Gotten Underneath Other People’s
Feet? ]
[ All Of The Time ]
[ How Many Times For Him, Never ]

[ His Dog Wants To Lick Everybody’s Face ]
[ When He Puts His Face, Nose To Nose ]
[ The Dog’s Tongue Stays In Place ]

[ A Reminder Of His Dog Is In Every Room In The House ]
[ This Is One Of Those Times When He Leans On His Spouse ]

[ The Memories That A Man Has With His Dog Are Many ]
[ The Number Of People Who Understand His Grief ]
[ Is Probably Not Any ]

[ Even Though His Best Friend Is Gone ]
[ Life Keeps Chugging On ]

[ The Man’s Grief Is Deep ]
[ He Doesn’t Get Much Sleep ]

[ He Stares @ His Dog’s Bed ]
[ How Does He Get Right In His Head ]

[ Wrong Body Part ]
[ The Hurt Is In His Heart ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [酪]

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[262]▪︎[ My Dog Really Knows Me … 4•11•2022 ]

[ How Come My Dog Is Twice As Smart As All Of My Past
Rommates Combined? ]
[ She Doesn’t Bitch As Much ]
[ & (SHE) Looks Cute When She Wines ]

[ She Would Be Better Mannered @ The Kitchen Table ]
[ She Would Politely Ask For 2nds If Only She Was Able ]

[ She Would Always Leave The Seat Down For Any Other
Females In The House ]
[ She Would Always Clean Up Any Messes That Was Made ]
[ So It Would Not Fall Upon My Spouse ]

[ She Always Loves What She Just Ate ]
[ That Is Why She Always Cleans Her Plate ]

[ She Only Wakes Up Once To Be Let Out ]
[ She Lets Me Know By Pawing @ The Bed ]
[ Instead Of Banging On The Door & Not Letting Me Know
What It Is All About ]

[ My Dog Exercises With Ease ]
[ & I Never Have To Say (PLEASE) ]

[ I Throw Her Antler (1) Way ]
[ [ & She Brings It Back ]
[ She Could Go All Day ]
[ But That Would Give Her A Heart Attack ]

[ She Has Not Messed In The House Since She Was Young ]
[ I Wonder How Many Taste Buds Are On Her Tongue ]

[ I Really Have To Watch What Falls On The Floor ]
[ There Are Alot Of Ingredients That Could Put Her @ Death’s
Door ]

[ My Dog Is Getting Up There In Years ]
[ I Do Know That This Is Clear ]
[ That The Day She Passes I Will Shed A Thousand Tears ]

[ She Has Great Instinct On Who To Growl @ & When To Wag
Her Tail ]
[ She Makes A Great Guard Dog ]
[ Without Fail ]

[ I Wish That She Would Live Many Many More Years Than She
Is Supposed Too ]
[ But When Death Shows Up ]
[ What Can You Do? ]

[ I Always Make The Best Of The Time I Have With Her ]
[ (1) More Hour, (6) More Days ]
[ Nobody Knows For Sure ]

[ I Have Never Had A Dog That Reads My Emotions ]
[ She Shows Such Love & Devotion ]

[ I Could Put Her Food Down, Then Go & Get Mine ]
[ She Will Usually Not Eat Even A Bite ]
[ Until I Get Back, No Matter The Time ]

[ She Reads Me Like An Open Book ]
[ When I Had Had A Bad Day ]
[ She Slowly Walks Over & Gives Me Her Look ]

[ She Speaks Better Human Than I Do Dog ]
[ If I Gave Her A Brand New Laptop ]
[ Would She Contiribute To My Blog? ]

[ She Has Better Things To Do It Seems ]
[ She Comforts Me In The Night ]
[ If My Nightmare Causes Me To Scream ]

[ & To Think That A Worker @ The Shelter Tried To Put Us With
Her Brother ]
[ I Don’t How Many Times That I Told Her ]
[ (NO, WE WANT THE OTHER!) ]

[ I Am Hoping For Many More Years Having My Best Friend
Near ]
[ I Am So Thankful For All Of The Time That She Has Lived With
Me Here ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [酪]

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(020)▪︎[ Options … 1•6•2022 ]

[ Sometimes You Find Yourself In A Situation That Does
Not Make A Bit Of Sense ]
[ So You Ride The Fence ]

[ Do You Lean To The Left Or To The Right ]
[ Which One Of These Sides Is Worth The Fight ]

[ If You Go Left ]
[ Will You Be Full Of Regret? ]
[ Or Say That This Was A Good Bet? ]

[ Will Going Right Bring Light ]
[ Into A Situation That Has Lost It’s Sight ]

[ You Go Right, Because It Had The Most Options ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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[257][ After The Fall … 4•9•2022 ]

[ There Are Times, When ]
[ I Try To Begin ]
[ Again ]

[ I Knew That There Are Littles Chances ]
[ For What Some Compare To Dances ]

[ She Goes Out There & She Tries To Show You Her Best Move ]
[ So You Better Get In Your Best Groove ]

[ Her Head Goes Side To Side ]
[ Then She Runs & Slide ]
[ After She Stumbled ]
[ All She Wanted To Do Was Run & Hide ]

[ I Put My Hand Out To Help Her Up After Her Fall ]
[ I Did Not Blame Her @ All ]

[ Maybe She Tripped Over A Shoelace ]
[ I Think That We Could Make A Good Case ]

[ Now We Could Have A Good Laugh ]
[ Because Like Every Other Day ]
[ This Too Shall Pass ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [酪]

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[092]▪︎[ From Bad To Worse … 1•30•2020 ]

[ Every Day, You Have The Choice Of Whether To
Laugh Or Cry @ Night ]
[ The Choice Makes All Of The Difference ]
[ When It Comes To Facing The Morning Light ]

[ One May Make You Tired & One Could Put Your
Mind @ Rest ]
[ Depending On The Circumstances ]
[ Sometimes It Would Be Hard To Figure Out Which
Emotion Would Be The Best ]

[ Sometimes Circumstances In Your Life Are Completely
Out Of Your Control ]
[ & There Are Incidents That Occur That Can
Hurt You ]
[ Like It Puts A Hole ]
[ In Your Soul ]

[ Those Are The Ones That You Do Not Want To
Remember ]
[ But Sometimes An Incident That Happens In Early
January ]
[ Can Still Be Fresh In Your Mind Through The 31st
Of The Next December ]

[ @ Times Your Heart May Forgive But Your Mind
Will Not Let ]
[ Your Memory To Ever Forget ]
[ Those Are The Times ]
[ When You Wonder What That Saying That Combines
The Two Ever Meant ]

[ When Your Soul Hurts ]
[ Your Mind Will Search ]

[ For Something To Help You Heal ]
[ Anything That Even Remotely Seems Real ]
[ Then, Something Good To Make You Feel ]

[ Whole Again ]
[ But You Can Never Control When ]
[ That Will Ever Begin ]

[ When You Feel Knocked Down ]
[ Don’t Have A Meltdown ]
[ While On The Ground ]

[ Up Is The Only Direction To Go ]
[ Even If You Have To Take It Slow ]
[ Just Know ]

[ That You Must Always Get Back Up ]
[ Don’t Breakup ]
[ Burnup ]
[ Or Give Up ]
[ No, Stand Up ]

[ After You Fall ]
[ Then Give It Your All ]
[ Before You Make The Call ]

[ To Call It A Day ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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[112]▪︎[ Sorry We Met … 2•6•2020 ]

[ Why Is Taking The Road Less Traveled, The Hardest Between The Two? ]
[ Why Does That Bother You? ]

[ How Is One Harder Than The Other ]
[ How Hard Is It Going To Be ]
[ To Go Through Life Without A Father &/Or Mother? ]

[ Barbara & Don ]
[ Are Gone ]
[ & Now You Don’t Need To Continue To Feel Like
You’ve Been Being Played Like A Pawn ]

[ In Their Little Game ]
[ That Involved Two Different People ]
[ But Their Intentions Were The Same ]

[ But You Are Doing Just Fine ]
[ You’ve Done Okay ]
[ Without Their Love & Affection For A Very Long Time ]

[ You Never Did Find Out What Got Into Don’s Head ]
[ & You Never Will ]
[ Because Don Held His Grudge Until He Was Dead ]

[ & Wouldn’t You Know ]
[ He Didn’t Tell A Soul ]

[ Barbara, On The Other Hand ]
[ Is The One Who Verbally Tossed You Off Of Her
Land ]
[ Because It Was Not A Request That You Leave Her Life ]
[ It Was More Like A Demand ]

[ She Made Her Points Plain & Simple ]
[ She Did It With Such Ease ]
[ It Was Like She Was Popping A Pimple ]

[ But You Do Confess ]
[ That You Did Leave ]
[ Without Causing A Scene ]
[ Or Making A Mess ]

[ You Hope They Are Together In Hell ]
[ Right In The Middle Of A Large, Loud, Obnoxious Rave ]
[ Because, Well ]
[ They Took Their Hatred & Grudge, To Their Grave ]

[ You Hope Towards The End Of Their Life Of Anger They Were
Lonely & Deep In Thought ]
[ You Hope They Reminisced About What They’ve Got ]

[ Oh, Excuse Me, It’s What They HAD ]
[ Because When They Adopted Robin & You ]
[ They Were Supposed To Step Into The Role Of A Loving
Mom & Dad ]

[ That Never Happened, You Would Have To Say ]
[ Not Tomorrow Or Even The Next Day ]
[ There Will Be No How, Or No Way ]

[ Will You Show That Emotion When It Comes To Them ]
[ Just Having That Thought, Causes Your Throat To Fill
Up With Phlegm ]

[ That’s Not Really A Good Feeling ]
[ So When Your Time Is Up ]
[ You Will Be Laying Back, Staring @ The Ceiling ]

[ When It Comes To Those Two, You’ll Bet ]
[ The Only Regret ]
[ That You’ll Have ]
[ Is That You Even Met! ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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[114]▪︎[ How Does One Deal? … 2•6•2020 ]

[ How Does Someone Deal With The Loneliness? ]
[ A Bit Of The Onliness ]

[ 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 ]
[ It Didn’t Feel Nice ]

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

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

[ They Each 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! ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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[ Before The Day Is Done … 12•10•2020 ]