[ Will There Ever Be Another Wind Beneath Your Wings? ]
[ You Do Remember The Pain & Anguish That Brings ]

[ The Wind Can Bring You Wonderful Dreams ]
[ It Can Also Bring You Horrible Nightmares ]
[ & Deafening Screams ]

[ In The Middle Of A Dark Night ]
[ Or @ High Noon ]
[ In The Bright Sunlight ]

[ Most Cannot Agree ]
[ If All Of This Could Be ]
[ Like PTSD ]

[ It Takes A Horrible Event To Cause That ]
[ So Does The Continued Verbal Abuse Over (30yrs) Of Marriage ]
[ That Can Make You Feel Like You Were Struck In The Head By A Baseball Bat ]

[ The Wind Beneath Your Wings Is Supposed To Help You Rise ]
[ Above The Turmoil ]
[ & The Countless Lies ]
[ That Feels Like They Were Planted In Soil ]
[ Away From The Many Sets Of Eyes ]
[ That Seem Like They Were Dipped In Oil ]

[ Not Tears ]
[ Everywhere Around You Seems To Have Attentive Ears ]
[ & Broken Mirrors ]

[ (7yrs) Of Bad Luck For Each One ]
[ That Makes You Want To Take Off & Run ]
[ Because The Game Of Life Has Completely Stopped Being Fun ]

[ Nobody Says That Life Is Going To Be Filled With Kicks & Giggles ]
[ Okay, But Why Are There So Many Bad Jokes & Riddles? ]

[ Wind Beneath Your Wings Is Supposed To Be Helpful ]
[ What Year In The Marriage Turned It So Hurtful ]
[ When Did That Partner Turn So Deceitful? ]

[ Maybe The First One To Pull Out A Gun ]
[ Wins ]
[ So You Get None ]

[ The People That Came Before You Sure Were Right When They Said, “Love Can Hurt” ]
[ Sometimes It Can Be As Strong As A Suit Of Armor ]
[ Other Times It Is As Flimsy As An Old Undershirt ]

[ The Unpredictability Of It Can Drive You Nuts ]
[ In The Past It Has Kicked Its Share Of Butts ]
[ & Spilled Alot Of Guts ]

[ But Some People Keep Hoping For The Next Gust Of Wind ]
[ Could That Be A Sin? ]
[ Or Should Someone Contact That Person’s Next Of Kin? ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

Aloha

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