[ As Far As You Are Concerned ]
[ Through All The Way Too Many Times That You’ve Been Burned ]
[ You Have Finally Learned ]

[ That What Will See You Through To The Very End ]
[ Won’t Be Family ]
[ It Will Be A Good, Close Friend ]

[ From What You Have Seen & Heard ]
[ “Family” Can Be A Negative Word ]

[ It Comes Close To Being One Of Those Bad (4) Letter Words That Most People Try To Refrain From Saying ]
[ Because Most People Lay Awake Praying ]

[ & Waiting ]
[ Trying To Get An Explaination About What Someone Is Stating ]

[ The Family That You Are Raised With Could Even Be A Curse ]
[ & The Worst ]

[ For You ]
[ Not Everyone Needs A Friend To Drop A Clue ]
[ From What You Have Experienced Through Your (63yrs) ]
[ That Part Is Very True ]

[ You Don’t Have To Be A Mind Reader Or Artistic ]
[ To See ]
[ That Your Biological Family ]
[ Can Be Downright Caustic ]

[ You Might Grow Up Wearing Rose Colored Glasses ]
[ That Could Be Why You Are Giving Those Asses ]
[ So Many Passes ]

[ Family Never ]
[ Lasts Forever ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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