[278]▪︎[ Frustration … 2•14•2022 ]

[ As The Frustration Sets In ]
[ I Said To Myself (NOT THIS AGAIN) ]
[ Then I Think (I JUST CAN’t WIN) ]

[ So You ]
[ Think That This Is All Brand New? ]
[ Well Let Me Tell You A Thing Or Two ]

[ This Is Something Real ]
[ You Are Not Reinventing The Wheel ]

[ Here ]
[ Do I Make Myself Clear? ]

[ I’ve Tried & Tried ]
[ As He Has Lied & Lied ]
[ After All Of This Time ]
[ Part Of Me Has Actually Died ]

[ So Don’t Come In Here & Point Your Finger ]
[ @ All Of This ]
[ Because What Lingers ]
[ Is The Constant Diss ]

[ You Have Been Here A Grand Total Of About A Week ]
[ & I’ll Sit Here & Let You Speak ]

[ Your Piece ]
[ & I’ll Say Nothing ]
[ Just To Keep The Peace ]

[ So I Will Watch The Dances ]
[ & Give You The Many Chances ]

[ Because As You Think You Are Rearranging ]
[ His Attitude ]
[ I Say That The Only Thing That Is Changing ]
[ Is The Altitude ]
[ & Hanging ]
[ My Gratitude ]

[ You Have All Of These Ideas That You Think That Are Grand ]
[ Then I Will Sit Quietly ]
[ Wanting To Ask (AND?) ]
[ So Don’t Come @ Me Self-Righteously ]
[ Acting Like You Are In Command ]

[ Normally, Usually I Am A Very Calm Guy ]
[ But In MY Home ]
[ This Just Doesn’t Fly ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[  Na  ]
[  Lopaka DeVoe  ] [酪]

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(1115)▪︎[ 0 2 60 … 12•15•2020 ]

[ As The Frustrations Set In, It Seems ]
[ Like All I Want To Do Is Let Out A Scream ]
[ Because This Is By Far, Not Part Of My Dreams ]

[ More To The Point ]
[ It Is A Nightmare ]
[ That Gets Me All Out Of Joint ]

[ Why Do I Let These Minor Things Get To Me ]
[ The Reasons For This ]
[ I Just Cannot See ]
[ Very Clearly ]

[ It Hits Me In The One Spot ]
[ That Makes Me Hot ]

[ 0 To 60 In 1 Second Flat ]
[ When I Get To 70 ]
[ I Feel Like Swinging A Baseball Bat ]

[ @ Anybody Here Or There ]
[ I Want To Hit Solid Mass ]
[ Not Just Air ]

[ That Would Feel So Good ]
[ The Therapeutic Value ]
[ Is Clearly Misunderstood ]

[ The Cathartic Effect Would Send Me Sky ]
[ High ]

[ But When I’d Bottom Out ]
[ It Would Be A Very Low Point ]
[ No Doubt ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(628)▪︎[ I Do Not Want To Get To 70 … 7•28•2021 ]

[ As The Frustrations Set In, It Seems ]
[ Like All I Want To Do Is Let Out A Scream ]
[ Because This Is By Far, Not Part Of My Dreams ]

[ More To The Point ]
[ It Is A Nightmare ]
[ That Gets Me All Out Of Joint ]

[ Why Do I Let These Minor Things Get To Me ]
[ The Reasons For This ]
[ I Just Cannot See ]
[ Very Clearly ]

[ It Hits Me In The One Spot ]
[ That Makes Me Hot ]

[ 0 To 60 In 1 Second Flat ]
[ When I Get To 70 ]
[ I Feel Like Swinging A Baseball Bat ]

[ I Wish I Could Hit (25) Baseball’s ]
[ Against The Gym Walls ]

[ That Would Feel So Good ]
[ The Therapeutic Value ]
[ Is Clearly Misunderstood ]

[ The Cathartic Effect Would Send Me Sky ]
[ High ]

[ But When I’d Bottom Out ]
[ It Would Be A Very Low Point ]
[ No Doubt ]

[ But I Just Do Not Want To Go ]
[ That Low ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(581)▪︎[ Nancy Jo’s Burgers … 7•14•2021 ]

[ It Was A Hot July Day ]
[ The Time Was Around 1:00 In The Afternoon ]
[ & We Wanted To Find A Good Restaurant Where We Could
     Sit & Stay ]

[ As Long As We Wanted ]
[ Without Being Taunted ]

[ We Remembered This Great Burger Joint Off Of Commercial
     Street ]
[ They Have Freshly Made Burgers That Can’t Be Beat ]

[ But I Had A Memory That Soon Made A Point ]
[ About The Last Time That We Ate @ One Of Their Burger
     Joints ]

[ It Was The Woodburn One, Where Four Of Us Went To Eat ]
[ When We Inquired About Eating Inside & Taking A Seat ]
[ This Rude Cashier, Pretty Much Said We Could Get Our Food ]
[ But, We Would Have To Take It Outside To The Street ]

[ We Ordered Our Food, Then Defiantly Sat @ A Table ]
[ I Thought That If Their Sign Still Said ( OPEN ) ]
[ Then We Were Able ]

[ The Food Came Out & Of Course It Was Good ]
[ But That Cashier Remained Standing Right There In A Bad, Fuming
      Mood ]
[ Thinking That We Misunderstood ]

[ But Then She Had The Gall ]
[ To Make This Intercom Call ]

[ She Yelled Out A Name Very Loud … Twice ]
[ If I Was The Person She Called I Would Not Have Gone
     Up There ]
[ Because She Did Not Sound, Very Nice ]

[ Then She Said ( CAN YOU FUCKING BELIEVE THIS? ) In
     A Very Loud Voice ]
[ I Thought That Her Deciding To Say That Was The Most Horrible
     Choice ]

[ Of Words ]
[ That I Have Ever Heard ]

[ In A Restaurant ]
[ That Loud Woman Was No Polite Little Debutante ]

[ Even Though The Food Gives Out A Great Smell ]
[ She Didn’t Represent The Business Very Well ]

[ I Went Up To The Loud Woman & Asked For The Phone
     Number Of The Owner ]
[ She Gave It To Me, But I Did Not Like The Tone,
     Coming From Her ]

[ She Acted Like I Was An Inconvenience By Just Being
     There ]
[ The Mood That I Was In ]
[ I Really Didn’t Care ]
[ So, I Matched Her Stare For Stare ]

[ I Called The Number & It Just Rang & Rang, Then Stopped
     Without Any Voicemail ]
[ I Think The Call Failed ]
[ Because She Handed Me Bullshit, In A Pail ]

[ I Went Back Up & Got The Cooks Attention, This Time ]
[ I Gave Him A Tip That Was (30) Times Better Than A Dime ]

[ & When We Were Done & That Little Bitch Wondered If She
     Would Get Any? ]
[ I Left Her A Message With An Unspoken Word ]
[ By Leaving Her A Single, Dull Penny ]

[ But Today We Ate @ The Salem ( NANCY’S JO’S BURGERS &
     FRIES ) ]
[ If I Said That They Make The Best Burgers ]
[ I Would Not Be Telling You Lies ]

[ Nikita Was The Manager/Cashier With Her Left Arm In A Sling ]
[ But That Didn’t Stop Her From Doing Most Of Everything ]

[ She Is Polite, Courteous & Fast When She Rings Things Up ]
[ She Will Hand The Order To The Back ]
[ Then She Will Give You Your Change, While Handing You
     A Cup ]

[ Who Needs Two Good Arms When Nikita Is Around? ]
[ She Takes The Place Of Three People, I’ve Found ]

[ The Burgers & Fries Were Great ]
[ & So Were The (2) Milkshakes ]

[ Our Whole Experience, From Greeting To Goodbye, In Salem
     Were (5) Stars Above Woodburn ]
[ The Next Time We Are Up There We Won’t Give It Another
     Turn ]

[ Woodburn Was As Bad As Salem Shines ]
[ We Went To One Place, Once Too Many ]
[ We Will Continue To Go To The Salem One Many More
     Times ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(362)▪︎[ The Frustration Sets In … 4•30•2021 ]

[ As The Frustration Sets In ]
[ I Said To Myself ( NOT THIS AGAIN ) ]
[ Then I Think ( I JUST CAN’t WIN ) ]

[ So You ]
[ Think That This Is All Brand New? ]
[ Well Let Me Tell You A Thing Or Two ]

[ This Is Something Real ]
[ You Are Not Reinventing The Wheel ]

[ Here ]
[ Do I Make Myself Clear? ]

[ I’ve Tried & Tried ]
[ As He Has Lied & Lied ]
[ After All Of This Time ]
[ Part Of Me Has Actually Died ]

[ So Don’t Come In Here & Point Your Finger ]
[ @ All Of This ]
[ Because What Lingers ]
[ Is The Constant Diss ]

[ You Have Been Here A Grand Total Of About A Week ]
[ & I’ll Sit Here & Let You Speak ]

[ Your Piece ]
[ & I’ll Say Nothing ]
[ Just To Keep The Peace ]

[ So I Will Watch You Dance]
[ & Give You The Chance ]

[ Because As You Think You Are Rearranging ]
[ His Attitude ]
[ I Say That Are Only Changing ]
[ The Altitude ]
[ & Are Hanging ]
[ My Gratitude ]

[ You Have All Of These Ideas That You Think That Are Grand ]
[ Then I Will Sit Quietly ]
[ Wanting To Ask ( AND? ) ]
[ So Don’t Come @ Me Self-Righteously ]
[ Acting Like You Are In Command ]

[ Normally, I Am A Very Calm Guy ]
[ But In MY Home ]
[ This Just Doesn’t Fly ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]   ‎ 
  ‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(370)▪︎[ The Frustration Sets In … 4•29•2021 ]

[ As The Frustration Sets In ]
[ I Said To Myself ( NOT THIS AGAIN ) ]
[ Then I Think ( I JUST CAN’t WIN ) ]

[ So You ]
[ Think That This Is All Brand New? ]
[ Well Let Me Tell You A Thing Or Two ]

[ This Is Something Real ]
[ You Are Not Reinventing The Wheel ]

[ Here ]
[ Do I Make Myself Clear? ]

[ I’ve Tried & Tried ]
[ As He Has Lied & Lied ]
[ After All Of This Time ]
[ Part Of Me Has Actually Died ]

[ So Don’t Come In Here & Point Your Finger ]
[ @ All Of This ]
[ Because What Lingers ]
[ Is The Constant Diss ]

[ You Have Been Here A Grand Total Of About A Week ]
[ & I’ll Sit Here & Let You Speak ]

[ Your Piece ]
[ & I’ll Say Nothing ]
[ Just To Keep The Peace ]

[ So I Will Watch The Dances ]
[ & Give You The Many Chances ]

[ Because As You Think You Are Rearranging ]
[ His Attitude ]
[ I Say That Are Only Changing ]
[ The Altitude ]
[ & Are Hanging ]
[ My Gratitude ]

[ You Have All Of These Ideas That You Think That Are Grand ]
[ Then I Will Sit Quietly ]
[ Wanting To Ask ( AND? ) ]
[ So Don’t Come @ Me Self-Righteously ]
[ Acting Like You Are In Command ]

[ Normally, Usually I Am A Very Calm Guy ]
[ But In MY Home ]
[ That Just Doesn’t Fly ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]   ‎ 
  ‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]