(183)▪︎[ @ Least By Nine … 2•22•2023 ]

[ Well Isn’t That Just Great ]
[ I Just Did Something That I Hate ]

[ I Just Hurt ]
[ Someone That Is So Important To Me ]
[ With My Written Words ]

[ My Words Usually Sing Out & Ring The Bell ]
[ But It Has Been Made Abundantly Clear ]
[ That My Message Went To Hell ]

[ Hurt Towards You, Should Never Have Been There ]
[ What I Was Attempting To Say & Share ]
[ Is How Much I Miss You & Care ]

[ You Used To Be Here @ Least Two Days A Week, Sometimes More ]
[ I Would Get SO Excited When I Heard Your Soft Knock On My Door ]

[ Then I Knew You Were All Mine ]
[ Into The Night ]
[ Until @ Least Nine ]

[ But … Now You Are Not Here ]
[ & That Causes A Tear ]

[ & Then Another One ]
[ & Another One ]
[ I Find That Doing This Is Not Very Fun! ]

[ I Would Much Rather Give You A Big Long Hug ]
[ Then To Pull Your Heart Out ]
[ To Give It A Tug ]

[ Hurting You Is/Has/Was/Never On My Mind ]
[ When It Comes To You, Cavarona ]
[ I Am Not That Kind ]

[ Of Person Or Friend ]
[ I’ll Feel That Way To The Very End! ]

[ & I Will So Fight ]
[ For That Conclusion ]
[ To Not Be Anywhere In My Sight! ]
[ Especially After This Discussion ]
[ It Will Not Be Tonight! ]

[ You Are The Cavarona, Clear To The Bone ]
[ That Is Shown ]
[ As Well As It’s Known ]

[ Whenever You Take A Trip To The Beach Like You Will & Do ]
[ You Can Look @ That Bag With The Lousy Emblem ]
[ & Know That I Was Thinking Of You When I Bought That For
You ]

[ You Are So Missed ]

______________________

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[  Na  ]
[  Lopaka DeVoe  ] [酪]

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(1171)▪︎[ Funny Rotti … 9•20•2019 ]

[ This Is Rotti With Her New Hair Style ]
[ She Says That She’s Going To Keep It Like This
For Awhile ]

[ Rotti Dances To Her Own Drum ]
[ It Would Be Kind Of Like Comparing My Finger To
My Thumb ]

[ The Same, But Unique ]
[ She’s Always Going About Her Own Business Without
Raising A Stink ]
[ When She Talks With Me ]
[ She Makes Me Think ]

[ She’s Definitely Not Dèjà Vu All Over Again ]
[ She’s So Good For & With Our Son ]
[ I Want To Ask The Question … [ WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?) ]

[ She’s Been Out In The World Experiencing Different Things ]
[ & When She Hears A Good Song ]
[ She Dances & Sings ]

[ She Doesn’t Sing Out Of Tune Or Off Key ]
[ She Can Hold A Tune, Much Better Than Me ]

[ She Gets Our Son Out Of The House & Working In The Yard ]
[ But She Never Pushes Too Hard ]

[ She’s Teaching Our Son How To Walk The Line ]
[ When He Does What She Asks ]
[ Things Go Just Fine ]

[ Through Working & Working & Working She’s Got Our Son
Figuring Out & Doing His Own Schedule ]
[ He’s Beginning To See How His Life Doesn’t Have To Be So
Dull ]

[ She’s Big On Not Wanting To Waste Time During The Day ]
[ She Works Hard Too ]
[ & She Deserves Her Pay ]
[ She Never Walks Around Our House Demanding That She
Should Always Get Her Way ]
[ She Does & Will Speak Up When She Wants To Have Her Say ]

[ She Is So Determined In School To Get That Degree ]
[ She Definitely Knows That College Isn’t Free ]

[ Both Me & My Wife ]
[ Are Proud To Watch Her ]
[ As She Pays Her Own Way In Life ]

[ I’m Sure There’s Been Lean Times To Where She Just Could
Have Given Up In School ]
[ When I See How She Pushes Herself ]
[ I Know I’m NOT Looking @ A Fool ]

[ Many DSP’s Before Her Have Come & Not Stayed ]
[ Some Were So Lazy They Should Never Have Been Paid ]

[ How Were We So Lucky To Have Her Be The DSP For Our Son? ]
[ If This Was All A Game ]
[ Then I’d Have To Say That We Won! ]

[ Thank You Rotti, You Deserve Every Compliment I Gave ]
[ I Better End This Story ]
[ & Hit Save ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[  Na  ]
[  Lopaka DeVoe  ] [🤙]

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(947)▪︎[ Hello, How Are Things? … 11•12•2020 ]

[ Hello Kirsten, How Have You Been? ]
[ I Have Not Seen You Since I Don’t Know
When ]

[ I Have Missed Your Advice ]
[ I Have Missed Your Professional Touch ]
[ You Are Always So Nice ]
[ & You Don’t Let Me Slack Too Much ]

[ Now My Circumstances Have Changed ]
[ You Are Always So Smart ]
[ You Have Probably Already Rearranged ]

[ Of What I Can Do & What I Can Not ]
[ My Neck Is Not Doing So Well ]
[ & My Back Is Not So Hot ]

[ With My Surgery Two Days Ago ]
[ You Know ]
[ That Is Why I Was Moving So Slow ]

[ You Let Me Lay On Some Ice For My Back ]
[ Then You Put Your Cold Hands On My Neck ]
[ & I Thought ( OH, THERE’S ANOTHER ICE PACK ) ]

[ The Way That You Break Down The Problems &
Terminology Amazes Me Everytime ]
[ The Way That You Are, The Way That You Do
Things ]
[ Gives Me Plenty Of Reasons To Write You A
Complimentary Rhyme ]

[ Every Session With You, You Are So Sweet ]
[ When Ever You Are My P.T. ]
[ It Is Such The Treat ]

[ Whenever You Treat My Neck ]
[ You Give & Get ]
[ So Much Respect ]

[ Ms. Pope Is Very Good & Nice, But She Is
Not You ]
[ I Believe In Giving Credit ]
[ When & Where Credit Is Due ]

[ Next Time I Want To Hear About Your Wedding
Ceremony ]
[ I Hope You Have For Me ]
[ Lots Of Pictures To See ]

[ Hello To Your Husband & Young Son ]
[ Having A Child @ That Age Is Alot Of Fun ]

[ I Hope It Is Not Too Long Before I See
You Again ]
[ Because Until The Next Time The Thought Comes
Across My Brain ]
[ This Poetic Story Will Come To An End ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[  Na  ]
[  Lopaka DeVoe  ] [🤙]

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(454)▪︎[ To My Good Friend … 5•4•2020 ]

[ To My Maria ]
[ It Feels Like I’m Just Getting To Know Ya ]

[ You Have Been Here A Long Long Time ]
[ You Have Sat There ]
[ While I’ve Read You Rhyme After Rhyme ]

[ Oh I Don’t Know How You Put Up With Me Some Days ]
[ But You Always Find Ways ]

[ To Turn My Day Around ]
[ You Find A Way To Pick Me Up ]
[ Off Of The Ground ]

[ In The Next Month I’ll Have A Different Caregiver Here ]
[ When That Happens I Will Shed Many Tears ]

[ But She WILL NOT Be Here To Take Your Place ]
[ You Are Not Someone That I Can Replace ]

[ You Have Become My Best Friend ]
[ It’s Hard For Me To Realize ]
[ That Your Time As My #1 Caregiver Will End ]

[ Since You Won’t Be Working Here During The Week Anymore ]
[ I Will Still Want You Knocking On My Door ]

[ To Keep Our Friendship Going It Will Really Take Effort On
On Both Sides ]
[ I Will Want You To Take Me For Drives ]

[ We Can Make A Day Out Of It ]
[ I Really Want You To Take Me To Your Dad’s Bench ]
[ That Is Someplace That I Want To Sit ]

[ The Days Keep Marching On ]
[ I Know You Won’t Be Here Physically ]
[ But That Doesn’t Mean You Will Be Gone! ]

[ I Know That I Have To Stay Strong ]
[ Throughout This Mess ]
[ Because What Your Agency Is Doing Is So Wrong ]

[ Maria, Will You Always Be There For Me ]
[ Still? ]
[ I Will Always Be ]
[ For You, Yes I Will ]

[ I’m Your Good Friend For As Long As You Want ]
[ Don’t Say (ME TOO) ]
[ As A Taunt ]

[ You Tell Me What Is What ]
[ You’ve Never Been Here To Kiss My Butt ]

[ You Have Always Been Real ]
[ & That Is How Our Friendship Has Been Sealed ]

[ I Can Never Thank You For All That You’ve Done ]
[ Everyday That You’ve Been Here ]
[ Has Always Been Fun ]

[ Will Our Friendship Continue? ]
[ That Is Up To Both Me & You! ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(458)▪︎[ A Friend … 5•5•2020 ]

[ A Friend Can Be Just About Anybody ]
[ But A Friend Is Definitely Somebody ]

[ Most People You Pass By Are Like Two Ships In
The Night ]
[ But When You See Your Friend ]
[ They Seem To Be Like A Beacon Of Light ]

[ A Friend Stands Out From The Others ]
[ I Was A Good Friend To My Brother ]

[ You Might Meet Someone By Happenstance ]
[ You See That There’s Something About Them ]
[ That Tells You To Give Them A Chance ]

[ Was It Their Winning Smile ]
[ That Convinced You ]
[ To Sit & Talk With Them For Awhile ]

[ Was It How They Talked? ]
[ Or Was It What They Said? ]
[ Was It How They Walked ]
[ Or How They Didn’t Let Compliments Go To Their Head? ]

[ It Was Something That Piqued Your Interest ]
[ Just Hope They Don’t Become A Pest ]
[ Even When They Try To Do Their Best ]

[ Some Work Out, Most Don’t ]
[ If Someone Likes To Shout ]
[ They Definitely Won’t ]

[ A Friend Is Warm & Loyal To The Very End ]
[ When Things Get Hard ]
[ They Don’t Break, They Bend ]

[ A Friend Expects Nothing From You ]
[ But Giving Their All ]
[ Is Just Something They Always Do ]

[ They Come To Expect ]
[ Respect ]

[ Deservedly So ]
[ You Know ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(542)▪︎[ Silly Dani … 8•20•2022 ]

[ Well Ms. Dani, You Have Been In A (COMMITTED RELATIONSHIP)
Now For Over A Year ]
[ The (C-WORD) Used To Be Your Biggest Fear ]

[ You Laughed In The Face Of A Gentleman Suiter Who Actually
Thought He Could Be In A (C-WORD) ]
[ You Laughed & Laughed @ Him ]
[ When You Stopped Laughing, You Told Him (THAT WAS
ONE OF THE FUNNIEST THINGS THAT I’ve EVER HEARD!) ]

[ Laughing @ Him To His Face ]
[ Was Your Non-Verbal Way Of Saying (YOU ARE WAY OFF
BASE) ]

[ You Had Never Been @ A Loss For Words ]
[ That Guys Thnking Was For The Birds ]

[ Dani, Me & Your Friendship Has Never Had Walls ]
[ I Know That If I Would Do Anything To Screw Up My Woderful
Marriage ]
[ You Would Track Me Down & Cut Off My Balls! ]

[ You Were Such The Patient ABC With Our Son ]
[ I Remember Watching Some Of Your Interactions ]
[ It Never Looked Like You Were Having Fun ]

[ You Were Forever So Patient Whenever He Would Foolishly
Get In Your Face ]
[ Whenever I Saw That Train Wreck Happening ]
[ I Would Think (SON … YOU ARE ABOUT TO GET YOUR JAW
DISPLACED!) ]

[ When You Checked In With Me @ The End Of Your Shift ]
[ It Would Always Give Me A Lift ]

[ I Loved The End Of The Week & When You Were So Very Tired ]
[ But I Was Shocked That It Made You So Wired ]

[ I Could Not Believe How Much The Dances Made Me Want
The Disco Era To Come Back ]
[ Energy Was Not Something That You Lacked ]

[ I Really Wanted To Get A Video Of A Dancing Dani ]
[ Maybe (10) Or (15) Minutes ]
[ Freestyle & Nothing Fancy ]

[ When You Left You Really Raised The Bar High ]
[ Whenever A New ABC Would Come In & Be Subpar ]
[ I Would Sit Down & Sigh ]

[ (4) Months Into Your Employment We Figured You Had
Become Irreplaceable ]
[ Everything That You Tried, You Were More Than Able ]

[ Now Roosevelt Takes Up Most Of Your Time ]
[ Now You Have Nellie To Spend All Of Your Dimes ]

[ You Were An Outstanding ABC ]
[ & An Even Better Friend To Me ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(401)▪︎[ My (2) Friends … 6•5•2022 ]

[ What A Great Surprise ]
[ When I Opened My Eyes ]
[ To See You (2) Guys ]

[ Even When You Are Not On Shift ]
[ You’re My Caregiver ]
[ & Come To My House To Give Me A Lift ]

[ When You Told Me On The Phone ]
[ That You Would Come To See Me ]
[ So For A Few Moments, I Would Not Be Alone ]

[ I Really Like Our Video Calls ]
[ Maybe Someday I Will Put On A Pair Of Shorts Just In Case The
Phone Drops & Shows My ….. ]

[ That Wouldn’t Be A Shocker ]
[ Because You Have Seen The Complete Me When You Assist Me
In The Shower ]

[ Now Alex … You Are A Large Man ]
[ I Almost Turned & Ran ]

[ Saw My Hand Be Enveloped Into Your Vice Grip Hand ]
[ I Would Do Whatever You Would Demand ]

[ It Sure Was Nice ]
[ That You Did Not Close That Vice ]

[ I Am Always Worried How People Will Look @ Our House ]
[ That Whole Living Room Has Been Taken Over By My Spouse ]

[ I Don’t Feel That We Have A Dirty Home ]
[ That I Know ]

[ It Was Quite The Let Down When The C.G. Called Out For
The Day ]
[ I Was Really Disappointed, I’d Say ]

[ Usually I Am Okay To Sit By Myself ]
[ But Today Was Tough Not Seeing Or Talking With Someone
Else ]

[ I Barely Got To Your Video/ Call ]
[ It Was Not Like I (ACCIDENTALLY) Slammed Into (3) Walls ]
[ Do Not Worry About A Single Wall ]

[ I Really Look Forward To The (2) Days A Week Being Under
Your Care ]
[ That Is When You Spend (2) Hours Combing My Hair ]

[ Those (2) Days Gets Me Ready For The (4) That I Don’t ]

[ Again, Mahalo ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(432)▪︎[ Alex -n- Brie … 6•30•2022 ]

[ I Know This Young Lady Named Brie ]
[ When I Describe A Friend ]
[ It Describes Her To The (T) ]

[ It Does Not Hurt Anything Because She Is Very Easy On The
     Eyes ]
[ She Is (100) Percent Into Guys ]

[ It Is Fun To Stand Back In Public To Watch Other Guys
     Reactions To Her ]
[ It Is Humorous That Is For Sure ]

[ Those Eyes Look Out In Wonder ]
[ If Some Strange Guy Were To Approach Her Personally ]
[ I Would Stand Back & Watch The Blunder ]

[ Alex Is The Luckiest Guy That I Know ]
[ When He Gets Off Work ]
[ He Gets To Go Home To Brie & Takes On The Man Of The House
     Role ]

[ That Role Has Always Been Heavily Sought After ]
[ But Anyone Would Find ]
[ That You Must Enjoy Hours Of Laughter ]

[ Underneath That Natural Beauty Lies A Fun Sense Of Humor
     That Likes Jokes Of All Kinds ]
[ But I Don’t Know If She Likes Pork Rinds ]

[ Sometimes She Gets The Last Laugh ]
[ During Tight Situations ]
[ She Knows How To Cut The Tension In Half ]

[ She Does Not Know That She Has This Kind Of Power ]
[ But She Does ]
[ Hour After Hour ]

[ Ms. Brie, As She Is Sometimes Called ]
[ By Me ]
[ Would Be Shocked & Appalled ]
[ That Gives Off Such Positive Ch’i ]

[ She Is So Relaxing To Be Around ]
[ I Have Never Seen Her Too Tightly Wound ]

[ The Love Of Her Life Knows That She Is Quite The Catch ]
[ Watching These (2) When They Talk To Each Other ]
[ Shows That They Are The Perfect Match ]

[ They Have Quite The Future In Front Of Them ]
[ There Will Be Highs & Lows ]
[ Because Every Couple Has Their Individual Problems ]
[ They Will Solve Them Without Stepping On Each Others Toes ]

[ Brie Is The Yin To Alex’s Yang ]
[ Brie Is Not Alex’s Twin ]
[ & Neither One Of Them Talk With Twang ]

[ They Just Flow Smoothly When They Are Together ]
[ What Do They Mean When Someone Says (2) Birds Of A
     Feather? ]

[ I Really Do Expect When Alex Takes Brie As His Wife ]
[ It Will Definitely Be For Life ]

[ He Would Be A Fool If He Didn’t ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[  Na  ]
[  Lopaka DeVoe  ] [酪]

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[035]▪︎[ No, They Do Not Dream … 1•11•2022 ]

[ They Say That Children In Foster Care Do Not Dream ]
[ But Children In Foster Care Have Nightmares That Makes
Them Scream ]

[ How Can They Have A Good Dream When Their Lives Are
Always In Disarray ]
[ They Never Have Stability ]
[ Not Ever For A Day ]

[ They Are Always Waiting For That Next Knock On The Door ]
[ A Lady That They Don’t Know Telling You Wouldn’t Be
Living There Anymore ]

[ They Give You A Trash Bag & Tell You To Put Your Life
In It ]
[ You Only Put In What Will Fit ]

[ You Never Have The Option Of Getting Another Bag ]
[ So You Sure Would Not Have Room For A Sentimental
Hawaiian Flag ]

[ It Still Hurts ]
[ When You Have Memories Of The (2) Hawaiian Flower Shirts ]

[ That You Were Not Allowed To Take With You ]
[ (1) Was Red & (1) Was Blue ]

[ Foster Kids Don’t Know What To Dream Of ]
[ They Have Never Had The Experience Of Having A Family Full
Of Love ]

[ They Have Never Been To Summer Camp ]
[ They Have Never Been Down A Boat Ramp ]

[ They Are Always In Their Fight Or Flight Mode ]
[ They Never Have A Stable Home ]

[ Some Say That Home Is Where You Hang Your Hat ]
[ Foster Care Children Can’t Even Afford That ]

[ How Do Children Dream Of Things Or Places That They Have
Never Seen ]
[ But They Can Have Nightmares Because They Have Dealt With
People That Have Been Mean ]

[ Their Personal Belongings Get Taken From Each House They
Were Placed In ]
[ Just Reinforcing Their Feelings That They Will Never Win ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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[236][ Missing … 3•20•2021 ]

[ Right Now My Heart Goes Out To My Best Friend ]
[ I Am So Concerned ]
[ & I Don’t Know What I Should Do Or Send ]

[ I Know That You Feel Like You Have A Big Hole In Your
Chest That Is Trying Really Hard To Suck You
Into ]
[ That Leaves Me Confused ]
[ Because I Don’t Know What I Am Supposed To Do ]

[ Do I Call Or Text? ]
[ I Am Confused & Perplexed ]
[ After I Do Something, I Am Still Wondering About
What Do I Need To Do Next? ]

[ I Would Watch Over Your Two Kids If That Is What Was
Needed ]
[ I Am So Glad That You Broke It Off With That Big Boobed
Blonde ]
[ Because She Was Sooooooo Conceited ]

[ How Can A Person Live With Themselves ]
[ & Not Show Care To Anyone Else ]

[ Nothing Can Replace Those Who My Friend Has Lost ]
[ Now I Need To Keep Him Away From The Many Bottles
Of Sauce ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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