[ How Would I Describe ( FAMILY ) That Doesn’t Drop You With A
A Thud ]
[ It’s What You Make ]
[ & Every Member Does Not Always Have To Be Blood ]
[ A Family Member Could Be A Longtime Friend Who Always Had
Their Place Set ]
[ A Family Member Could Also Be This Great Person That You
Just Met ]
[ An Automatic Place @ The Table For Blood Relatives Is Not
Something They Get ]
[ & Those Are The People That Are The Most Shocked, I Bet ]
[ The First 16 Years Of My Life I Grew Up Side-By-Side With My
Bio Older Sister ]
[ But Then Drugs & Alcohol ]
[ Turned Her Into A Category (5) Tornado Twister ]
[ Wrecking Havoc Of Everything In Her Path ]
[ She Did This Just As Well ]
[ As She Used To Solve Problems In Math ]
[ She Used To Be The Good Child ]
[ With So Little Restraints ]
[ She Decided To Turn Wild ]
[ I Used To Be The Troubled One ]
[ I Did Not Want To Spend My Time Studying ]
[ I Wanted To Play Sports & Have Fun ]
[ We Were Both Given The Same Chances ]
[ She Decided To Spend Her Weekends Smoking & Drinking ]
[ While I Enjoyed Going To The School Dances ]
[ She Used To Be Strong ]
[ I Wonder ]
[ If She Ever Wonders Where It All Went Wrong ]
[ Does She? ]
[ Or Doesn’t She? ]
[ I Wonder, What That Answer Would Be ]
[ Either Way, I Have Put That Question Behind Me ]
[ While I Was Competing In Sports ]
[ She Was Off Drinking ]
[ & Doing Snorts ]
[ She Would Be Telling Me Lies ]
[ If She Said That It Wasn’t Because Of Those Bad Boy Guys ]
[ That Lived Down The Street ]
[ Weren’t Those The Ones That She Snuck Out In The Middle Of
The Night To Meet ]
[ Instead Of Spending The Last 25 Years Working On A
Relationship With My Wife ]
[ I Could Have Just As Easily Been Sucked Into That Life ]
[ Anybody Could Have ]
[ But … Just Anybody Would Have? ]
[ In My Younger Years, I Tried A Thing Or (2) ]
[ But Then I Told Myself That Wasn’t Anything That I No Longer
Wanted To Do ]
[ I Had Times When I Sunk ]
[ I Had Times When I Got In A Funk ]
[ But I Did Not Turn Those Times Into Being A Drunk ]
[ I Have Survived The Worst Of Times ]
[ I Have Survived After Being Down To My Last Dime ]
[ Right Now, I Have Been Blessed With The Ability To Write Stories
That Rhyme ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
Tag: #family
(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 ]
(174)▪︎[ The Ones That We’ve Got … 2•23•2020 ]
[ Here’s To The Ones That We’ve Got ]
[ So Long To The Ones That Are Not ]
[ Friends Sometimes Come & Go ]
[ Is Family The Only Ones That We Know ]
[ Family Is Not Only Through Blood ]
[ Sometimes So Called Family Have Veins Full Of Mud ]
[ They Don’t Always Have Your Best Interests @ Heart ]
[ Sometimes That Family Doesn’t Play The Part ]
[ Feel Blessed Because Of Those You Have Around You ]
[ Be Thankful If You Have One Good Friend ]
[ Be Ecstatic If You Have Two ]
[ Build An Environment Based On Love ]
[ Make It So It Fits You Like A Tight Glove ]
[ Show As Much Appreciation As Possible ]
[ Help Making Problems Plausible ]
[ Do Unto Others As You Want Done Onto You In Your Life ]
[ Treat All With Respect ]
[ Especially Your Children & Wife ]
[ Always Cherish ]
[ Never Embarrass ]
[ Because How Would That Feel ]
[ If You Found Out That Those Around You Were Not Real ]
[ Real In The Form Of Honest, Courteous & Sincere ]
[ Surround Yourself With Ones That Want You Near ]
[ But Always Make It Clear ]
[ If They’re Not Positive & Have Your Best Interests @ Heart ]
[ They’re Out Of Here ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
(540)▪︎[ Big M Is My Hero! … 7•5•2021 ]
[ I Meant It When I Said That You Are One Of The Hardest
Working Men That I Know? ]
[ You Don’t Even Know How To Go Slow ]
[ When You Start A Project You Are Done Sooner Than
Projected ]
[ When You Start A Project The End Result Is Always
Better Than Expected ]
[ It Takes A Special Kind Of Man To Be A Wildlife Fire
Fighter Such As Yourself ]
[ With The Exception Of You Guys ]
[ There Is Nobody Else ]
[ Hey This Summer Could I Get A Cool Sweatshirt That
I Could Count As My Own? ]
[ If I Do, My Mind Will Be Blown! ]
[ I Have Just Gotten Used To You Being Around ]
[ I Have Really Been Enjoying Having You Around ]
[ I Have Been Liking The Visits When You Come Around ]
[ Who Is Going To Come Over To Give Attitude Adjustments
To My Disrespectful Son? ]
[ I Love Watching The Video Of You Coming Through The
Door & Making Him Run ]
[ Your Job Is Not Done Here ]
[ We Still Need To Get Him Out Of Here ]
[ It Started With Him Looking Up To You ]
[ Then You Gave Him What Was Way Overdue ]
[ The Kind Of Ass Chewing That He Deserved ]
[ When You Did That I Wanted To Say ( DINNER IS SERVED ) ]
[ When We Met You Were Kind Of Reserved & Quiet ]
[ Now You Are A Riot! ]
[ But The Good Kind ]
[ Not The Ones That Messes With My Mind ]
[ Big M, You Have Become An Integral Part In My Life ]
[ You Are A Protective Light ]
[ You Are The Only Younger Man That I Have Come To
Respect ]
[ When Zoey Comes Over For Any Kind Of Event ]
[ You Will Also Be Someone That I Expect ]
[ Through My Years I Have Learned ]
[ That Respect Is Something Earned ]
[ You Earned Mine Before We Even Met ]
[ That Is Hard To Give ]
[ & Extremely Hard To Get ]
[ I Know With Your Job You Are Extremely Careful, Every
Step You Take ]
[ & There Are Very Few Mistakes That Are Made ]
[ Every Day & Every Night ]
[ You Put Up Your Best Fight ]
[ I Have Always Made This Clear ]
[ Any Time That You Ever Want To Talk ]
[ I Am Right Here ]
[ Big M, Things Are Going To Be Just Fine ]
[ Always Hold The Line ]
[ Everyday That Zoey Is Here I Always Ask How You Are ]
[ Near Or Far ]
[ You Are Always In My Thoughts ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
(303)▪︎[ We Miss You … 3•24•2020 ]
[ We’re Sending A Heartfelt Message To You, Mom & Dad ]
[ It’s Been So Many Days Since We’ve Seen You ]
[ & That Makes Us Sad ]
[ We Would Never Want To take That Dangerous Chance ]
[ Of Making You Sick ]
[ So That’s Why We’ve Taken This Stance ]
[ As They Say That Our Greatest Wealth ]
[ Is Our Good Health ]
[ When Will This Pandemic End, Nobody Knows ]
[ If We Go By What The Facts That The A.G. Shows ]
[ Nobody Knows Yet When & How This Virus Slows ]
[ Mom, You Said That You Wished That You Could Have
Given Me A Hug When You Read That Story About My Brother ]
[ You Have No Idea How Important It Has Been For Me To
Be Able To Look @ You Like A Mother ]
[ & Once They Have Control Of This Virus Bug ]
[ I Will Collect That Hug ]
[ Ever Since I Met Your Daughter I Knew She Would Be My Wife ]
[ & Throughout Our Marriage You Two Have Been Such Positive
Influences In My Life ]
[ I Look Back & Think It Was A Shame ]
[ That It Took Me So Long ]
[ To Ask You For The Honor To Carry On Your Last Name ]
[ It Has Been Awhile ]
[ Since You’ve Been Able To Welcome Us Into Your House ]
[ Always Having A Smile ]
[ Nobody Knows When ]
[ This Self-Quarentine Will End ]
[ My First Words Will Be ( HOW HAVE YOU TWO BEEN? ) ]
[ I Feel So Bad ]
[ For Others ]
[ Who Don’t Feel That Their In-Laws Love Them Like A Mom & Dad ]
[ You Two Have Never Needed To Persist ]
[ That Such Wonderful In-Laws ]
[ Like Your Family Exists ]
[ If I Could Store Love In A Bank ]
[ I’d Be Rich ]
[ I’d Have Your WHOLE Family To Thank ]
[ Your Family Has Truly Shown & Taught Me What Family Love Is ]
[ So I’ll End This ]
[ With A Virtual Hug ]
[ Love, Your Son-In-Law ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
(273)▪︎[ Some Words … 3•17•2020 ]
[ The World Has Now Turned Upside Down With A Snap ]
[ If You Have Not Heard Of This Virus ]
[ You Must Have Been Taking A Nap ]
[ Now People Are Being Quarantined From Each Other ]
[ But They Say That We Must Remain Separate But Together ]
[ What Exactly Does That Mean? ]
[ Are We Just Supposed To Be Heard? ]
[ Not Seen? ]
[ The Virus Is Everywhere ]
[ Yes It’s There, There & There ]
[ The Main Thing Is That We Can’t Be In A Group
Or A Bunch ]
[ No More Meeting For Breakfast Or Lunch ]
[ One Thing We Will Miss So Much ]
[ That Is Seeing & Loving Each Other Through Touch ]
[ When Will This End, Nobody Can Predict ]
[ The Virus Doesn’t Care Who Gets Picked ]
[ & To Think That This All Started Because Of A Bat ]
[ Now It Affects All Of This ]
[ & All Of That ]
[ The Poor Workers That Got Sent Home Or Got Laid Off ]
[ Some Have To Dip Into Their Sick Leave ]
[ Without Sneezing Or Having A Cough ]
[ My Wife Works @ A Job Where She Can’t Do It From Home ]
[ Some Of Her Fellow Employees Have Traveled ]
[ To Some Places Unknown ]
[ We Were Supposed To Travel, Too ]
[ But Then We Canceled Everything Because Of What We Knew ]
[ We Definitely Understand & Don’t Oppose ]
[ That Where We Were Going ]
[ Everything Was Closed ]
[ So When You All Are @ Home Don’t Be Down Or Get Lazy ]
[ Call Someone That Makes You Laugh ]
[ So You Don’t Go Stir Crazy ]
[ I Know What I’ll Do With These Longer Days Of Light ]
[ I’ll Keep My Phone On ]
[ & Use The Thoughts That I Have That Compel Me To Write ]
[ Some Thoughts Come Quick, But Others Are Slow ]
[ What Tomorrow Brings ]
[ Nobody Knows ]
[ The Lead Doctors & Scientists Do Not Even Know What Comes
Next ]
[ We’re Dealing With A Virus So We Don’t Know What To Expect ]
[ So,We, I Mean Us, Who Want To Live To Grow Old ]
[ Trust The Smart People ]
[ & Do As We’re Told ]
[ I Love Writing Story After Story ]
[ Not For The Praise ]
[ Or The Glory ]
[ With All The Thoughts That Don’t End ]
[ It’s Warm Thoughts That I Send ]
[ To My Loved Ones & Friends ]
[ Everyone Stay Safe ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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