(1030)▪︎[ He Never Wanted To Be … 12•10•2021 ]

[ Does Your Father Know You The Least Or The Best? ]
[ If This Was Asked To You, It Would Come In The Form Of
A Test ]

[ Did Good Ole’ Don, Ever Go To A Single Sporting Event? ]
[ Don Did Drop You Off ]
[ But He Never Went ]

[ He Never Could Be Bothered By Such Trivial Things When You
Were Young ]
[ You Kind Of Guess That Is Why It Stung ]

[ He Never Showed Much Interest In What You Had ]
[ Because Dear Ole’ Don, Never Wanted To Act Like A Dad ]

[ He Never Showed Much Interest In You From The Start ]
[ When Other Men In The Neighborhood Were Being Father’s ]
[ He Had Decided, That He Had Never Wanted, To Play The Part ]

[ That Would Be What It Was To Him,, Play ]
[ Because, You Were Not His Biological Son, Right From The
Very First Day ]

[ In His Mind, Since He Was Not There @ Your Birth ]
[ You Had Absolutely No Worth ]

[ You Were The (& 1) In The Deal ]
[ He Probably Saw You, As Just Another Kid, Wanting A Meal ]

[ He Only Wanted To Be A Father ]
[ For (2) Daughters ]

[ It Did Not Bother Him, Psychologically ]
[ That Individually ]
[ He Was Not Their Father, Physically ]

[ He Probably Would Had Never Thought, That It Would Be Fun ]
[ To Have A Son ]

[ You Always Heard That He Was Quite The Athlete In His Younger
Days ]
[ He Never Thought To Coach You, In Any Of Those Ways ]

[ He Was Never Approachable ]
[ He Probably Thought That You Were, Uncoachable ]

[ It Would Be A Lie ]
[ If You Said, That He Ever Tried ]

[ He Never Wanted To Be A Coach ]
[ He Just Saw You As A Roach ]

[ Something That Should Scurry Away From Him, Everytime That
He Came Into A Room ]
[ If He Needed Help ]
[ You Were Sure, That He Was Good With A Broom ]

[ No, Don Never Really Got To Know You @ All ]
[ When You Moved Out On Your Own ]
[ Did He Ever Drop You A Call? ]

[ Moved Out, Are Not The Words, That Should Be Used ]
[ Kicked Out, Are The Words, That Should Be Used ]

[ He Did Call The Day That He Stopped Talking To You ]
[ If Someone Were To Ask If He Knew You The Best ]
[ That Should Had Been Your Biggest Clue ]

[ Don Never Wanted ]
[ So He Only Taunted ]

[ So It Was Pretty Sad ]
[ That He Never Wanted To Be A Dad ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(841)▪︎[ Not Your Turn, Yet … 10•3•2021 ]

[ When You Wake Up In The Morning Are You Destined
     To Live Up To Your Potential? ]
[ When You Think Back Into Your Past ]
[ Who Was Influential? ]

[ Who Helped Pave Your Path Up To Now? ]
[ Who Helped You In Life? ]
[ Who Showed You How? ]

[ How To Maneuver Around The Curves? ]
[ Who Taught You How To Steady Your Nerves? ]

[ What Got You Out Of Bed To Thrive? ]
[ Was It Internal Drive? ]

[ It All Comes Down To The Reflection In The Mirror ]
[ It Was Always You That Got You To Right Here ]

[ Don Certainly Was Not Your Strong Male Role Model ]
[ He Did Quite The Opposite ]
[ Of Love & Coddle ]

[ He Basically Told You That You Were On Your Own ]
[ He Never Took The Time To Show Any Love ]
[ Or Ever Throw You A Bone ]

[ You Had To Learn From The Few Friends That You Had ]
[ You Envied The Relationships That They Had With Their Dads ]

[ Don Would Take You To Your Games, But He Would Never
     Stay ]
[ All Through The Many Seasons Of Competing In Sports ]
[ He Never Wanted To See You Play ]

[ That Was Just The Way He Was ]
[ No Rhyme Or Reason ]
[ He Was That Way Just Because ]

[ You Learned The Ways Of The World By Watching Other
     Adult Men Interact ]
[ You Would Watch Something Happen ]
[ Then You Would See How They React ]

[ No One Was Around To Tell You Not To Step There ]
[ When You’d Fall ]
[ Don Did Not Care ]

[ You Figured Out How To Interact With Others ]
[ By Watching Others ]

[ That Was Plain & Simple ]
[ You Never Throw A Stone Into A Calm Pond ]
[ Just To Watch It Ripple ]

[ Try To Behave ]
[ By Not Making Waves ]

[ You Might Be Slow ]
[ But It Has Always Been Your Internal Drive That Makes You Go ]

[ You Were Never Taught How To Be A Father Or A Husband ]
[ Sometimes You Don’t Know How To Unwind ]
[ When You Get All Wound Up Like A Tight Rubber Band]

[ It Is Hard Not To Put That Big Wall Up & Go Within ]
[ It Is Tough To Know That You Can’t Talk To Any Kin ]

[ They Are All Gone & Dead ]
[ In Your Head ]

[ You Center Your Life ]
[ On Your Few Friends & Wife ]

[ When You Close Your Eyes @ Night ]
[ Please Remember … ]
[ It Is Not Your Turn To Walk Towards The Light ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(809)▪︎[ One Great Idea … 9•24•2021 ]

[ You Woke Up One Morning With One Of The Best Ideas
     You Have Ever Had ]
[ You Finally Came Up With A Way Of Separating Yourself
     From Your Dear Old Dad! ]

[ Your Idea Was To Drop His Last Name ]
[ So It Will Forever Be Changed ]
[ & It Will Never Be The Same ]

[ Because It Was Years Ago When Dear Old Don ]
[ Thought That He Heard Something That Was Never Said ]
[ & His Relationship With You As His Son Was Gone ]

[ Changing Your Last Name Would Feel Like Taking An Anchor Off
     Of Your Neck ]
[ Then He Would Only Be A Tiny Speck ]

[ In Your World Then ]
[ You Wouldn’t Even Do A (REMEMBER WHEN?) ]

[ Then You Had To Figure Out What You Wanted To Change
     It To ]
[ This Was Something That You Never Thought You Could Do ]

[ You Found Out A Piece Of Information From Barbara That
     Made Your Younger Years Make Sense ]
[ Don Never Wanted To Raise A Boy ]
[ On His Side Of The Fence ]

[ You Were Told That You Were A Last Minute Throw In ]
[ Something That He Would Never Do Again ]

[ You Were Told That Barbara Had To Talk Him Into It ]
[ He Never Wanted To Raise A Little Shit ]

[ So He Was Ice Cold ]
[ Ever Since You Were Not Very Old ]

[ He Was Vacant & Distant ]
[ He Had No Patience ]
[ & Was Very Insistent ]

[ Having The Ability To Change Your Name Was Like Being
     Given The Handcuff Key ]
[ That Ultimately ]
[ Would Set You Free ]

[ So The Last Name (DEVOE) Was The Maiden Name Of Your
     Wife ]
[ When You Got Permission From Her Parents & Other
     Siblings ]
[ It Changed Your Life ]

[ Now When You Hear Your Last Name, You Stand & Be Proud ]
[ Whenever You Used To Hear Your Old Last Name You
     Would Say (HEY, PLEASE DON’t SAY THAT VERY LOUD) ]

[ You Have Always Wished That You Had The Knowledge To
     Do That Years Ago ]
[ Oh! ]
[ If Only You Had The Know ]

[ It Would Have Saved You From Always Being Dragged So Down ]
[ Whenever You Heard Your Last Name Made Fun Of ]
[ It Made You Feel Like A Clown ]
[ & @ Times, You Hated The Sound ]

[ That Was A Hard Name To Grow Up With ]
[ The People Who Did Not Know You Said It Sounded Like (BITCH) ]

[ Whenever Someone Called You Just By Your Last Name It
     Made You Cringe ]
[ If They Kept Doing It ]
[ It Made You Become Unhinged ]

[ That Was Not Some Of Your Best Behavior ]
[ It Was Like Eating Something That Had A Bitter Flavor ]

[ It Would Just Leave A Bad Taste In Your Mouth ]
[ Not The Actions That Made You Proud ]

[ Changing Your Last Name Was Better Than Sliced Bread ]
[ Your New, Permanent Last Name Does Not Mess With
      Your Head ]

[ It Removed Any & All Connections With The Man Who Held
     The Most Ridiculous Lifelong Grudge ]
[ He Should Have Held A Mirror In Front Of His Face Before
     He Judged ]
[ Even On His Death Bed His Anger Would Not Budge ]

[ You Got The Last Laugh Before He Took One Hellish
     Ride ]
[ His Last Name Ceased To Exist, Once He Died! ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(798)▪︎[ Will The Real Dad, Please Stand Up? … 9•21•2021 ]

[ Growing Up In Foster Care ]
[ Felt Like Going To The Dinner Table ]
[ & You Didn’t Have A Designated Chair ]

[ You Always Felt Wrong ]
[ Because You Felt Like You Were A Tag Along ]

[ You Grew Up Feeling So Alone ]
[ You Couldn’t Call Anybody ]
[ Because You Never Could Get A Dial Tone ]

[ You Found Out Late In Life That You Were Not Planned ]
[ By The Only Man ]

[ That Mattered In Your Life Growing Up ]
[ As You Grew, You Were Only Handed A Paper Cup ]

[ You Could Never Get A Glass ]
[ Even When You Asked ]

[ You Grew Up Yearning For Any Of His Attention ]
[ He Also Gave You The Same Amount Of Affection ]

[ You Did Not Grow Up Feeling He Was Your Hero ]
[ Because The Affection, Attention & Direction Was Zero ]

[ You Never Had Dreams When You Slept ]
[ He Gave You Zero Comforting When You Wept ]

[ You Were The (AND ONE) In The Adoption Deal ]
[ He Probably Dreaded The Thought That You Were Just
Another Meal ]

[ Another Mouth To Be Fed ]
[ Clear Out A Room & See The Need To Buy Another Bed ]

[ You Were Treated As An Outcast ]
[ He Saw That You Had So Much Emotional Baggage From
Your Past ]

[ He Knew That Your Biological Father Was Dead ]
[ He Never Helped With The Nightmares ]
[ Of Seeing Your Father Shoot Himself In The Head ]

[ He Never Helped Console ]
[ He Never Wanted A Son ]
[ So He Refused To Take On That Father Figure Role ]

[ When Do Foster Kids Ever Get To Have Good Dreams? ]
[ Why Didn’t He Ever Help With The Screams? ]

[ Do They Go Away When They Legally Adopt & Let You Know? ]
[ You Would Think So … ]
[ But The Answer Is (NO) ]

[ Why Did Barbara Give You That Hurtful Piece Of Information? ]
[ Your Wife Put All Of The Pieces Together ]
[ Because That Was For Confirmation ]

[ All Of Those (18) Years When You Yearned For Approval ]
[ All He Wanted Was The Removal ]

[ Of The Boy He Never Wanted ]

[ You Stung Him Later In Life ]
[ When You Dropped His Last Name From Your Family ]
[ & Replaced It With The Maiden Name Of Your Wife ]

[ Now My Father-In Law, Is A Real Father ]
[ He Accepts You As A Son ]
[ He Has Taken On The Role That To You Thought Was Such
A Bother ]

[ It Is Really Sad ]
[ & You Hoped It Made Him Really Mad ]
[ That You Truly, Respectfully, Now Call Gary DeVoe, Dad! ]

[ Now That Has A Good Sound To It ]
[ The Last Name You Grew Up With ]
[ Now Sounds Like S–t ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(683)▪︎[ He Did Finally Move Out … 8•17•2021 ]

[ Getting Him Out Of Your House Became All-Consuming @
     Times ]
[ When He Was About To Be Placed, You Found Out That You
     Did Not Have Enough $’s & Dimes ]

[ Even With All Of His Strange Quirks ]
[ Everybody Knew That He Had To Go To Work ]

[ That Began To Be The Only Thing That You Were Thinking
     About ]
[ You Were Stressing Because You Had ALOT Of Doubt ]
[ That He Would Never Move Out ]

[ He Would Have Never Moved Out On His Own ]
[ Even Though He Was (18) & Grown ]

[ It Became Perfectly Clear ]
[ Most Of The Time, You No Longer Wanted Him Living Here ]

[ You Know He Is Your Son ]
[ & You Love Him As One ]

[ But Then He Became Your Number (1) Agitator ]
[ & Your Number (1) Aggravator ]

[ He Aggravated You To No End ]
[ You Know, As The Father, You Are Supposed To Bend ]

[ But You Almost Broke ]
[ & He Could See That ]
[ Then All He Did Was Poke & Poke & Poke! ]

[ He Also Knew What Buttons To Push Down On, Hard ]
[ There Were Some Times When You Really Wanted To Go
     Toe-to-Toe With Him In The Back Yard ]

[ Oh So Close ]
[ But You Did Not Grow Up To Be As Dumb As A Post ]

[ You Knew Where That Would Have Led ]
[ So You Used Your Head ]
[ Instead ]

[ You Had To Wait & Wait & Wait ]
[ You Have Been Disappointed So Many Times In Your Life ]
[ It Was Tough To Have Faith ]

[ You Are Not Disowning Your Son By Any Means ]
[ He Has Stolen From You So Many Times & Had Said So
      Many Things ]
[ But Nobody Heard Your Screams! ]

[ But Now July 14th Is Being Named As Your Independence
     Day ]
[ Someone Finally Heard You Say ]

[ (HE CAN’t LIVE HERE ANYMORE!) ]
[ He Needed To Be Shown The Other Side Of The Door ]

[ So He Was Doing Well @ His New House ]
[ & You Were Loving, Living With Just Your Spouse ]

[ When He Was Coming Over We Asked Him To Mow Our Small
     Yard ]
[ While He Was Doing It ]
[ He Made A Simple Thing, Be So Hard! ]

[ Then He Exploded With Anger & Demanded To Be Taken Home ]
[ Once That Was Known ]

[ You Told Him Then, That Would Be What We Will Do ]
[ He Started Crying, Saying (I DIDN’t MEAN IT!) ]
[ You Wanted To Say (WELL BOO WHO WHO!) ]

[ You Have Always Told Him That There Is No Such Thing As
     (TAKE-BACKS IN REAL LIFE!) ]
[ Especially Since He Did Not Say It Very Nice ]

[ It Was So Nice To Take Him & His Bad Attitude To A
     Different Address ]
[ & Then You Do Not Have To Deal With His Mess ]

[ The First Visit Sure Did Sink Down The Drain ]
[ Pretty Quick ]
[ When His Anger Comes On Like A Run Away Train ]
[ You Won’t Have To Deal With Him Whenever He Starts
     Being A D–k ]

[ Right Away On Any Visits, You Could Tell Him To His Face ]
[ That If He Gets An Attitude ]
[ You Can Quickly Return Him To His Own Place ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(207)▪︎[ Full Circle … 3•12•2021 ]

[ There Are Some Things In Life That Come Full Circle ]
[ It Is Like The Gamble You Take When You Put Your
     Hand In The Bag ]
[ To Pull Out Some Good Tiles While You Are Playing
     The Game Called Quircle ]

[ I Tried & Tried To Be Accepted By Don ]
[ I Never Knew If I Was Doing Good ]
[ But I Sure Found Out If I Was Doing Something Wrong ]

[ I Have Come @ My Son From Every Angle That I Know ]
[ The Results Don’t Come In Slow ]
[ They Quickly Fly Into My Face As A ( NO ) ]

[ When I Was Around Don I Would Always Hold My Tongue ]
[ But My Son Has Been Cursing @ Me Since He Was
    Really Young ]

[ I Never Did Anything To Don That Would Have Given Him Any
     Reason To Permanently Walk Away ]
[ My Son Gives Me Many Reasons To Walk, Many Times A Day ]

[ Don Walked Away Because He Was Miffed ]
[ I Have Never Gone Anywhere When I Have Been So Pissed ]

[ My Son Never Gives Me A Single Reason To Want To Stay ]
[ Some Days I Just Smile & Say ]
[ ( OKAY! ) ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(601)▪︎[ What A Horrible Visit … 7•21•2021 ]

[ This Home Visit Was A Disaster From The Get-Go ]
[ The When, Was What We Did Not Know ]
[ So … ]

[ It Was Within The First (2) Hours ]
[ When Everything Went Sour ]

[ Then His Actions & Words Reminded His Mom About Why
     He Was Moved ]
[ He Came Here To Knock Me Out Of My Groove ]

[ When He Turned Into A Problem ]
[ I Would Not Let Him! ]

[ To Continue On This Path ]
[ He Was Making As Much Sense ]
[ As Trigonometry Math ]

[ When He Demanded That We Take Him Home ]
[ My Reaction Was Soon To Be Shown ]

[ I Told Him ( OKAY, LET’s GO! ) ]
[ He Counted On Me Saying ( NO! ) ]

[ The Way That I Was In The Past ]
[ I Knew Could Not Last ]

[ He Used To Leave Footprints On My Back ]
[ A Straight, Solid Spine Is What I Lacked ]

[ So Into My Life Came This Strong Willed, Stubborn & No
     Nonsense Caregiver For Me ]
[ She Really Taught Me How Things SHOULD Be ]

[ One Time Her Grandson Stole Her Credit Card ]
[ She Did Not Just Dismiss It Because He Was A Kid ]
[ No, She Let The Justice System Come Down On Him,
     Really Hard ]

[ I Listened & Learned From This Woman Who Seemed So Wise ]
[ This Woman Does Not Bullshit Through Her Life ]
[ Or Let Anybody Get Over On Her By Telling A Handful Of Lies ]

[ She Taught Me Well ]
[ She Told Me To Use My Five Senses ]
[ Especially My Sense Of Smell ]

[ If A Situation Smells Like Bullshit, It Probably Is ]
[ & To Never Get Bent Out Of Shape ]
[ From An Occasional Diss ]

[ But B.D. Loved To Test My Patience To No End ]
[ Now When He Does Something That I Don’t Like ]
[ I Know Longer Pretend ]

[ That Something He Did Does Not Bother Me Now ]
[ When I React With A ( WOW! ) ]

[ ( WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS RIGHT HERE? ) ]
[ I No Longer React With A Submissive ( OH DEAR ) ]

[ Maybe He Does Not Like This Straight, Strong Spine ]
[ Of Mine ]

[ It Has Been Rough ]
[ Being On The Path, To Becoming This Tough ]

[ When I Kept Saying That It Was Time For Him To Say
     ( BYE-BYE ) ]
[ All He Did Was Sit There & Cry ]

[ When I Went Near Him & Asked ( WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT? ) ]
[ He Would Stop & Shout ]
[ ( I WANT TO HAVE A DO-OVER! ) ]
[ When I Would Say ( THEY DO NOT EXIST IN REAL LIFE )
     He Would Pout ]
[ Then I Said ( THIS IS THE REASON WHY YOU WERE MOVED
     OUT! ) ]

[ I Kept Moving Him Towards The Door ]
[ I Kept Telling Him ( DON’t BRING YOUR DRAMA HERE
     ANYMORE ) ]

[ He Thought He Could Come Here To Throw A Rock Into Our
     Calm Pond ]
[ That, Right Then & There ]
[ Was When His Thinking Went Wrong ]

[ He Quickly Found ]
[ That His Thinking Errors Were Abound ]
[ & One Thing That He Did Not Figure On ]
[ Was That I Would Stand My Ground ]

[ We Were Finally Able To Drive Him Back To Where He Now
     Lives ]
[ When He Comes Here ]
[ He Still Has No Respect To Give ]

[ But He Can Now Take His Circus Act On The Road ]
[ Because Of His Temper ]
[ This Visit Was Blown ]

[ Better Luck Next Time ]
[ So Be On The Look-Out For Another Rhyme ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(102)▪︎[ I Thought So … 2•3•2020 ]

[ Have You Ever Found Yourself In A Situation You Can’t
Talk About? ]
[ Does It Make You Pout? ]
[ Or Do You Just Want To Stand Up & Walk Out? ]

[ Does Either One ]
[ Make You Want To Run? ]
[ Because This Is No Longer Fun? ]

[ Who Says That You Have To Find A Way ]
[ & Reasons ]
[ To Stay? ]

[ Nobody Is Forcing Your Hand ]
[ Or Making Demands ]

[ What Will It Take For You To Stay Put? ]
[ Another Inch Or A Foot? ]

[ But Things Like This, Can Make You Sad ]
[ Because, You No Longer Have A Dad ]

[ But That Positional Role Model Left Your Life A Long, Long
Time Ago ]
[ For The Exact Reasons You Never Did Know ]

[ He Made Up Some Big Scenario In His Brain ]
[ That He Told Himself Again & Again ]
[ But What Was There To Gain? ]

[ For Shame, For Shame ]
[ Putting It On Your Shoulders That You Were To Blame ]
[ He Had The Wrong Name ]

[ He Should Have Picked Up A Mirror ]
[ & Looked ]
[ Then Said ( THE PERSON TO BLAME IS RIGHT HERE! ) ]

[ But He Just Couldn’t & Wouldn’t Do That To Himself ]
[ He Only Had The Balls To Blame Someone Else ]

[ What Should You Expect ]
[ Him Feeling Guilty Of Neglect? ]
[ That Would Take Away From His Own Self-Respect ]
[ & Give Him Time To Reflect? ]

[ It All Comes Full Circle Back To You ]
[ What Would You Do? ]
[ Would You Have Reacted The Same Way, Too? ]

[ I’d Have To Say ( NO ) ]
[ I Thought So ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(573)▪︎[ Almost Moving Day … 7•13•2021 ]

[ Well, Tomorrow Is The Big Day ]
[ & What Can I Say? ]

[ Good Luck! ]
[ Go Ducks! ]

[ I Don’t Really Know ]
[ This Day Took A Really Slow ]

[ Time, Getting Here ]
[ & Now It Is Near ]
[ & The Date Is Marked So Clear ]

[ I Am Not Jumping Up & Down For Joy ]
[ Like A Wind-Up Toy ]
[ Because He Will Always Be My Boy ]

[ But There Is The Fact ]
[ About How Dangerous He Acts ]

[ To Me & Others ]
[ Even Towards His Mother ]

[ Clear To His Soul ]
[ He Has Become Out Of Control ]

[ When He Gets Confronted, He Clenches His Fists ]
[ & That Shows That He Is Pissed ]

[ Off ]
[ & All Of His Common Sense Is Lost ]

[ So, Yes It Is About Time That He Takes His Groove ]
[ & Move ]

[ See How He Deals With Others After The Honeymoon
Stage ]
[ Is Over ]
[ & He Acts (4) Years Younger Than His Actual Age ]

[ Than They Will See The Actual, Real Him ]
[ & He Becomes A Problem ]

[ I Was & Am Tired Of The Rampant Disrespect That He
Shows ]
[ & How He Thumbs His Nose ]

[ @ Whatever I Have Said ]
[ & Does Whatever He Wants To Do Instead ]

[ Just Like It Is Almost Moving Time ]
[ This Is The End Of This Specific Rhyme ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(567)▪︎[ Get Out Of My House! … 7•11•2021 ]

[ Well, The Era Of My Son Living @ Home Is Coming To An End
     In A Few Days ]
[ My Emotions About It, Has Me Thinking About This In Many
     Ways ]

[ But I Know For A Fact ]
[ Because Of How He Acts ]
[ & Reacts ]

[ Around Here & With Me ]
[ This Is What Needs To Happen ]
[ From What I See ]

[ He Goes From 0 To 60 In One Second Flat ]
[ This Is Where Our Relationship Is @ ]

[ He Still Will Not Take Accountability ]
[ For His Actions ]
[ He Just Flat Out Fails @ Taking Responsibility ]
[ For His Reactions ]

[ The Time For Me To Mold ]
[ Him Into An Adult ]
[ Should Have Had Some Kind An Affect By The Time That He
     Was 18 Years Old ]

[ I Have Not Had Any Affect On Him For The Last (8) Years,
     It Seems ]
[ The Way Things Have Turned Out, Was Nowhere Near My
     Dreams ]

[ That I Had ]
[ For The Last 8+ Years He Has Not Respected Me As His
     Dad ]

[ Like That Last Word In That Sentence, I Stand Alone ]
[ Like A Single Stone ]

[ In His Life’s Path, Just Getting Kicked To The Side ]
[ Not Caring, How It Made Me Feel Inside ]

[ But His Moving Out Day, Is Coming Up ]
[ I Won’t Have Him In My House, Anymore ]
[ Stealing Everything Of Mine, Except My Lone, Coffee Cup ]

[ Now In A Couple Of Nights, He Will Be In A Different House,
     With A Different Atmosphere ]
[ I Hope In The Dead Of The Night When It’s Quiet ]
[ That He Will Think Back & See How Good He Had It Here ]

[ I Hope, That Missing Living In This House, Will Stay In The
     Forefront Of His Mind ]
[ Sometimes ]

[ & Then See How His Actions Pushed The Move Out Button
     Sooner Than Later ]
[ His Actions & Language Turned Him Into A Hater ]

[ A Hater Of Everything That I Did Or Said ]
[ With Other Men ]
[ He Would Have Gotten Smacked Really Hard Upside His
     Head ]
[ But I Chose To Be Non-Violent Instead ]

[ & Now See ]
[ Where It Got Me ]
[ Him Moving Out In (3) ]

[ More Days! ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]