[ Everybody Has A Story To Tell ]
[ If You Listen To Enough Of Them ]
[ You Can See How Some People Fell ]
[ Most People Want To Grow Up & Do Great Things ]
[ But Sometimes Expectations Are Attached By Strings ]
[ Strings For Other People To Pull ]
[ Sometimes Those Expectations Makes Some Look
Like Fools ]
[ Some Have The Expectations Of Getting Paid For What
Ordinary People Do ]
[ Then If They Are Not Appeased, They Sue ]
[ Get Money The Easy Way ]
[ Sue Somebody So You Can Have A Big Payday ]
[ Money That’s Not Earned ]
[ Sometimes When You Have Expectations ]
[ You Get Burned ]
[ So What Is Your Story? ]
[ Let’s Hear It ]
[ Are Parts Too Gory? ]
[ To Even Tell Just A Little Bit? ]
[ So How Do You Get The Story Out There? ]
[ If You Don’t Want To Share ]
[ Then I Don’t Have To Care ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(331)▪︎[ Unreliable People Do Not Care … 4•21•2021 ]
[ Can You Say That Some People Are Very Unreliable? ]
[ Not Even Plyable? ]
[ When You Think That You Should Be Able To Count On
Someone, You Won’t ]
[ When You Think That That They Will Come Through For You …
They Don’t ]
[ Trust Is A Huge Thing In Every Day Life ]
[ There Are Some People Out There That Just Don’t Think Right ]
[ More So Left Of Center ]
[ When They See An ( EXIT ) Sign ]
[ That Is Where They Enter ]
[ They Are Even Really Slow ]
[ When They See The Sign That Says (DO NOT PASS GO) ]
[ Or Collect 200 Hundred Dollars On That Spin ]
[ They Like To Adjust The Rules Because They Feel That They (NEED)
To Win ]
[ @ All Cost ]
[ Not Ever Taking Into Consideration That There Had Been
Friends That They Lost ]
[ They Probably Thought (OH WELL) ]
[ (WE ARE ALL GOING TO HELL) ]
~ The End ~
[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
(781)▪︎[ Not Numb Yet … 9•15•2021 ]
[ A ][ 781 ][ NOT NUMB YET … 9•15•2021 ]
[ If You Never Loved A Mirror ]
[ Is It Because The Picture Is Too Clear? ]
[ Blemishes, Wrinkles, Freckles & Age Spots ]
[ You Have Never Looked @ Your Reflection ]
[ With Good Thoughts ]
[ You Come Into This World Naked As Can Be ]
[ & You Can Hardly See ]
[ You Have An Open World In Front Of You ]
[ Without A Single Thought Of What You Will Grow Up To Do ]
[ Baby Steps Is Literally What You Learn To Take ]
[ You Have No Idea About The Mistakes You Will Make ]
[ The Places You’ll Go ]
[ The People Who You Think You Will Know ]
[ You Will Find That Not Every Soul Will Be Good ]
[ Not Everybody Succeeded From Where They Stood ]
[ Some Progress ]
[ Some Regress ]
[ You Learn As Grow ]
[ You Will Learn That It Is Good To Sometimes Go Slow ]
[ Fast Is Not Always The Best ]
[ & Keep Your Secrets Close To Your Vest ]
[ It May Take Awhile To Settle Down ]
[ You’re Not Always Content About Everyone That You Have
Around ]
[ Trust Your Judgement, Trust Your Gut ]
[ The Little Voice Inside Your Head Will Tell You What Is What ]
[ It Is Tough To Put Up With Neglect ]
[ It Is Not A Good Feeling To Be Around Someone That You
Suspect ]
[ That Brings A Dark Cloud Over Your Home ]
[ You Wonder How Long Was This Known? ]
[ You Come Into This World Pure & Clean ]
[ Because Of A Pandemic ]
[ You Have To Get The Vaccines ]
[ Look How Far That You Have Come ]
[ You Have Walked Through The Swamp Of Negativity ]
[ & Aren’t Standing There All Numb ]
[ You Keep Going … ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(774)▪︎[ Go Duck’s Football! … 9•13•2021 ]
[ That Was Such A Fantastic Football Game U. Of O. Played, (2)
Days Ago ]
[ When They Traveled Across Country, To Ohio ]
[ To Play Ohio State University In Their Own, Hallowed Back
Yard ]
[ & Boy Did The Ducks Play Them Really Hard ]
[ Everyone Thought That The Buckeye’s Would Drag The
Ducks Through Hell ]
[ But The Buckeye’s Did Not Do That Very Well ]
[ The Ducks Came Out & Scored First ]
[ That Single Touchdown Did Not Quench Their Thirst ]
[ By The End Of The Game, They Would Score (4) More Times ]
[ If You Ask Anyone From That University ]
[ The Ducks Came In & Committed One Of The Worst Crimes ]
[ They Had An Over 20-Something Game Winning Streak ]
[ On Opening Day ]
[ So It Had Been Over (20+) Years Since They Got Beat ]
[ The Last Time These (2) Schools Met, O.S.U. Did Not Play
Very Fair ]
[ & The Ducks Did Not Even Give The Buckeye’s A Scare ]
[ Mariota Won The Heisman, But The Ducks Lost The
Championship Game ]
[ Mariota Really Got Beat Up ]
[ & He Never Played The Same ]
[ Again ]
[ But This Time, The Ducks Went Right @ Them ]
[ They Were Shocked, Because That Became A Big Problem ]
[ The Ducks Scored First, Like The First Game ]
[ That Was The Only Thing That Was The Same ]
[ These Ducks Never Let Up ]
[ & They Kept Kicking O.S.U.’s Butt ]
[ It Wasn’t Luck That Won ]
[ After That First Score ]
[ The Duck’s Showed The National Audience That They Were
Far From Done ]
[ (4) More Scores Would Follow That ]
[ They Did Not Want To Be Treated Like A Back Door Doormat ]
[ Again ]
[ The Ducks Were Whole Heartedly Invited To This Dance ]
[ But They Were Never Given Much Of A Chance ]
[ The Odds Were NEVER On The Ducks Side ]
[ If Anyone Said That They Bet On The Ducks To Win ]
[ They Most Likely Lied ]
[ The Ducks Defense Was Missing Their Two Best Players ]
[ The Ducks Had To Peel Back The Buckeye’s Layers ]
[ On Offense ]
[ & Defense ]
[ & Special Teams ]
[ The Ducks Were Having One Wonderful Dream ]
[ & If You Listen Really Hard You Can Still Hear The Buckeye’s
Screams ]
[ You Love It When Your Ducks Football Team Comes Out &
Plays Strong ]
[ You Love It When The U. Of O.’s Football Team Proves All
Of The So-Called Experts, Wrong ]
[ On Saturday, The Ducks Made Alot Of People, Believers ]
[ The Only O.S.U. Team The Ducks Have To Worry About
Will Be The Upcoming Game With The Oregon State
Universities Beavers ]
[ The Buckeye’s Were Not Beat By Luck ]
[ The Buckeye’s Were Beat By A More Dominant Duck! ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(1375)▪︎[ What Joy … 12•6•2019 ]
[ What Gives You Joy During The Day? ]
[ When People Will Stop, Sit & Listen To What Your Stories
Have To Say ]
[ It’s Not That You’re Trying To Change Their Mind ]
[ You Just Want Them To Hear A Word That Is Kind ]
[ What Gives You Joy Is To Hear & Be Heard ]
[ You Would Like That, On Every Word ]
[ @ Least It’s Not Like Someone Walking Down The Street
Giving You The Bird ]
[ Joy Is When Your Wife Smiles ]
[ It Can Also Be When You Hear Her Singing From Miles & Miles ]
[ Away ]
[ Today, Or Any Day ]
[ You Find Joy When A Story That You Write ]
[ Is Tight ]
[ & Just Sounds Right ]
[ Joy Does Not Come Upon You Easily ]
[ Sometimes You Feel That You Don’t Have Alot Of Joy To Give ]
[ Because You See ]
[ Joy Cannot Be Earned ]
[ But Sometimes The Quest For Joy Can Get You Burned ]
[ Joy Can Be Got ]
[ & To Some, Joy Can Be Bought ]
[ The Quest For Joy ]
[ Can Oftentimes Lead To A Toy ]
[ Now Giving Joy To A Child ]
[ Is fun, To Put It Mild ]
[ @ Times It Causes Them To Go Wild ]
[ Mentioning Joy & Wild In The Same Sentence Is Crazy ]
[ That Proves That Joy Isn’t Always Lazy ]
[ You Can Be Lazy, & Then Joy Can Be Found ]
[ You Don’t Ever Want It Touching The Ground ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(1377)▪︎[ What Does It Need? … 12•7•2019 ]
[ You’ll Find That In Life You Either Win Or You
Learn ]
[ @ Times You Have To Begin Again & Again ]
[ To Get Over The Times When You Got Burned ]
[ Sometimes You Have Got To Turn Your Life Completely
Around ]
[ Before You Gain Some Ground ]
[ Using Your Brain Power ]
[ Hour After Hour ]
[ Are You Even Strong Enough To Grow A Flower? ]
[ Keeping A Relationship Going ]
[ Is Alot Harder ]
[ Than Keeping A Flower Growing ]
[ A Flower Needs Water & Sunshine From Above ]
[ A Relationship Needs Affection & Heartfelt Love ]
[ Another Person Can Be Moody & Unpredictable ]
[ You Just Don’t Want The Flower To Be Pick-Able ]
[ Not All Flowers Are Protected By Thorns ]
[ Sometimes You Can’t See The Bad People Coming ]
[ Because They Don’t Wear Horns ]
[ So Give Them A Smile That’s Not Fake ]
[ Hey, For Once, Come In To Give ]
[ Instead Of Take ]
[ You’ve Been Taken For A Ride Too Many Times ]
[ Why Do They Think That You Hide Your Quarters & Dimes? ]
[ Trust Can Be Like The Soggy Bottom Of A Pie ]
[ When You Lie ]
[ It Puts Such A Bad Taste In Your Mouth ]
[ There’s Nothing You Can Do ]
[ To Keep The Relationship From Heading South ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(1385)▪︎[ Don’t Preach … 12•10•2019 ]
[ Why Would Anyone Get On A Soapbox To Preach ]
[ You’d Rather Be The Person That Stands On Their Own Two Feet ]
[ & Teach ]
[ Preach To You & The Words Will Burn ]
[ Teach To You & The Words Will Help You Learn ]
[ Teach You How To Better Yourself In The Long Run ]
[ Let You Run Around Yelling (I WON! I WON!) ]
[ People Don’t Usually Win, They Lose ]
[ Not Entering The Race ]
[ Is What Most People Would Choose ]
[ Now They Have Shows Like (MAN -vs- BEAR) ]
[ Who Brought This Idea Up? ]
[ Why Would Anyone Want To Go There? ]
[ Into An Area Full Of Bears All Over The Land ]
[ Who Would Take Charge? ]
[ Will The Bears Follow A Command? ]
[ You Have No Idea How To Survive ]
[ Waiting For Help To Arrive ]
[ You Want To Leave That Show Breathing On Your Own
& Alive ]
[ Someone Could Look @ Your Cowardice & Ask (WHERE’s
YOUR PRIDE?) ]
[ You Live Life Without A Guide ]
[ You Have To Say (I WASN’t SCARED FOR A MINUTE) ]
[ Well, You Lied ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(1402)▪︎[ It’s Hard … 12•15•2019 ]
[ Growing Up Is Hard To Do ]
[ It Doesn’t Matter If You’re Almost 12 ]
[ Or Past 52 ]
[ Sometimes You Have To Begin ]
[ With ]
[ Taking A Step Back & Looking Within ]
[ The Problem With Always Looking Back ]
[ Is That You’ll Never Get Passed Your Past ]
[ & You Won’t See What Is Coming @ You From The Front
To Attack ]
[ It Is Hard ]
[ To Always Be On Guard ]
[ But If It Seems You Must ]
[ Because There Is A Large Degree Of Mistrust ]
[ Know It Is Not Always Your Fault ]
[ If You Need To Take Everything That One Person Says
[ (WITH A GRAIN OF SALT) ]
[ There Should Not Be An Ounce Of Guilt ]
[ If You Have Tried Your Hardest ]
[ & Have Had The Attitude That You Just Don’t Quit ]
[ When Some People See Hard Times Ahead ]
[ & Then Find Out Their Drive Is Dead ]
[ They Can’t Figure Out How To Take On A Challenge ]
[ Because They Lose Their Balance ]
[ & Lean Way Too Much To One Side ]
[ Because Someone, Somewhere Lied ]
[ About How To Get Around The Pot Holes ]
[ & Climb The Poles ]
[ That Gets Oneself Out Of Failures Grip ]
[ When Push Comes To Shove ]
[ Alot Of People Are Not Traveling The Same Trip ]
[ You’re Born W/No Shoes, Clothes & A Screaming Voice ]
[ & All Of The Answers To The Questions That Lie Ahead ]
[ Are Made For You Without Giving You A Choice ]
[ When It’s Finally Time To Take That Giant Step All Alone ]
[ Find A Good Person To Live With ]
[ Put Down Some Roots & Call It Your Home ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(768)▪︎[ Sometimes The Words Flow … 9•10•2021 ]
[ Sometimes, Words Just Flows, Down The Chute ]
[ Do You Want To Write, Or Say Them? ]
[ Or Just Sit There, With Your Dial, Set On Mute? ]
[ If You Choose To Not Write, What Good Are Your
Thoughts? ]
[ It Is Like You Are Looking @ A Pure White Canvas ]
[ & You Want To Change It To Polka-Dots ]
[ You Don’t Write, To Make Waves ]
[ But Sometimes, You Have To Tell Your Stylus To Behave ]
[ You Don’t Always Write, What’s On Your Mind ]
[ You Have Learned From Past Mistakes ]
[ That You Can Apologize All Day For Something, But You
Can Never, Hit The Button That Will Rewind ]
[ Of Something, That Was Written Or Said ]
[ Once The Words Are Out There ]
[ They Will Stick, In Someone’s Head ]
[ Life Just Doesn’t Give Out Do-Overs Every Once In Awhile ]
[ Mother Nature Can Do Some Strange Things ]
[ But Giving Do-Overs Are Not Her Style ]
[ Would The Responsibility Fall On Mother Nature Or
Father Time? ]
[ Would One Do Something ]
[ While The Other Would Act Like A Mime ]
[ So You Try To Watch What You Write ]
[ Because You Would Never Want To Start A Fight ]
[ You Are Just Never The Controversial Type So You Would
Do Everything To Avoid One ]
[ If There Ever Was A Situation, When Push Comes To Shove ]
[ You Would Back Away & Say (I’m DONE) ]
[ So You Avoid All Fights @ All Costs ]
[ You Would Be Man Enough, To Admit That You Lost ]
[ So You Watch What You Write & Say ]
[ Making A Stranger Angry ]
[ Is Not How You Want To End The Day ]
[ Words & Gestures Are How People Communicate ]
[ Sometimes You Really Want Something To Say Or Write ]
[ You Have The Patience To Wait ]
[ Sometimes The Thoughts Just Drop ]
[ Then That Is When You Stop ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(769)▪︎[ Lies, Nothing But Lies… 9•11•2021 ]
[ If Someone Tells You That The Sun Sets In The West ]
[ Should You Get A Second Opinion? ]
[ Would That Be What’s Best? ]
[ Sometimes It Is Not Always The Truth ]
[ Lying Is Not Always Reserved For The Youth ]
[ Lying Crosses All Borders & Races ]
[ It Is As Common ]
[ As Having Boots & Shoes With Laces ]
[ Not Everyone Around Would Be Considered A Cool Breeze ]
[ When You Come Around Some People ]
[ You Automatically Freeze ]
[ Because You Have Felt That They Have A Cold Heart ]
[ Those Types Of People Are The Ones That You Want To Stay
Far Apart ]
[ From ]
[ Or You Will Become ]
[ Numb ]
[ Numb Because Of All Of Their Lies ]
[ There Are So Many ]
[ They Become Like Flies ]
[ Flying Around A Pile Of Rotten Food ]
[ But Then Part Of Their Explanation ]
[ Is Because They Really Feel That They Were Misunderstood ]
[ But Facts ]
[ Are Facts ]
[ You Always Watch On Who Reacts ]
[ When A Liar Is Exposed ]
[ They Will Be How They Have Always Posed ]
[ Wham!! ]
[ They Try To Look Like A Mild, Little Lamb ]
[ But Even In A Crowd ]
[ They Want To Be The Center Of Attention ]
[ While They Are Being Extremely Loud ]
[ You Know That The Sun Sets In The West, But The Person
Will Lie @ The Drop Of A Hat ]
[ But Then You Ask Yourself (WHY WOULD THEY LIE ABOUT
THAT?) ]
[ Some People Will Lie About (EVERYTHING & … ]
[ ANYTHING!) ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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