[ Sometimes It Is Not As Obvious As The Nose On Your Face ]
[ Of Whether Or Not You Took Your Pills Last Night ]
[ When Your Head Was In A Much Better Space ]

[ When Lines Are Supposed To Remain Completely Straight ]
[ Withought So Much Of The Slightest Bend ]
[ As Far As The Eye Can See Past The Only Swinging Gate ]

[ Does The Gate Swing Both Ways, Or Only Out? ]
[ Do You Get Credit For Time Served? ]
[ Or Only During The Time When You Were Completely Free Of All Doubt? ]

[ Whatever Made You Tick A Year Ago ]
[ Might Not Even Cause You To Slow Down ]
[ You Know ]

[ Or Halt ]
[ You Do Remember Learning That You Must Keep Moving ]
[ Or You Run The Risk Of Becoming An Outline In Chalk ]

[ Small Strides, Like Sherpa Steps ]
[ First The Right ]
[ Then You Move To Your Left ]
[ It Takes Alot Longer Than A Year Of Cooking School To Say That You Are Now A Chef ]

[ You Must Learn How To Gradually Boil Water ]
[ First You Almost Fill A Pot Or Pan ]
[ Then Wait Until It Gets Hotter ]

[ Maybe You Are The Type To Watch For The Churning Bubbles On The Bottom & The Sides Of The Pot ]
[ The Water Is Really Starting To Heat Up ]
[ When The Bubbles Are Easy To Spot ]

[ What Do You Do Next ]
[ Maybe You Will Want To Ask That In A Text ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

Aloha

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