[276]▪︎[ Passing Of His Dog … 4•14•2022 ]

[ When A Man Loses His Dog, It Can Be Devastating ]
[ There Is No Such Thing As Compensating ]

[ As Much As He Tries ]
[ There Are Moments When He Cries ]

[ A Man’s Best Friend ]
[ To The Very End ]

[ He Has Felt Pain Before, But Not This Kind ]
[ This Encompasses The Whole Mind ]

[ He Can’t Eat ]
[ This Is Something That Will Be Hard To Beat ]

[ His Dog Is With Him Every Minute That He Is Home ]
[ To The Dog, His Location Is Always Known ]

[ When The Dog Comes In From The Backyard, It Is His Owner
     That He Seeks ]
[ Then Laying Right @ His Feet ]

[ He Does Not Care If His Legs Swell ]
[ Or His Feet Smell ]

[ A Man’s Dog Does Not Worry About The Weather ]
[ The Main Point Is That They Are Together ]

[ He Really Gets A Kick ]
[ When It Is Just The Two Of Them ]
[ Speeding Down The Backroads In His Truck, Listening To
     Country Music ]

[ On The Other Hand, Without Fail ]
[ When The Man Comes Home From Work ]
[ The Dog Should Be By The Front Door Wagging It’s Tail ]

[ His Best Friend Follows Him Everywhere ]
[ How Many Times Has He Gotten Underneath Other People’s
     Feet? ]
[ All Of The Time ]
[ How Many Times For Him, Never ]

[ His Dog Wants To Lick Everybody’s Face ]
[ When He Puts His Face, Nose To Nose ]
[ The Dog’s Tongue Stays In Place ]

[ A Reminder Of His Dog Is In Every Room In The House ]
[ This Is One Of Those Times When He Leans On His Spouse ]

[ The Memories That A Man Has With His Dog Are Many ]
[ The Number Of People Who Understand His Grief ]
[ Is Probably Not Any ]

[ Even Though His Best Friend Is Gone ]
[ Life Keeps Chugging On ]

[ The Man’s Grief Is Deep ]
[ He Doesn’t Get Much Sleep ]

[ He Stares @ His Dog’s Bed ]
[ How Does He Get Right In His Head ]

[ Wrong Body Part ]
[ The Hurt Is In His Heart ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[  Na  ]
[  Lopaka DeVoe  ] [酪]

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(154)▪︎[ Give Myself A Talk … 2•17•2020 ]

[ I Tell You This ]
[ I’ll Tell You No Lie ]
[ That When Death Gave You It’s Kiss ]
[ I Had To Try ]
[ To Keep A Dry ]
[ Eye ]

[ You Were My Last String ]
[ Connecting Me To This Messed Up Family Thing ]
[ Now, Who Will Bring ]

[ Such Laughter ]
[ Only During Our Phone Calls ]
[ Not After ]

[ We’d Punch Each Other Silly With Our Put-Downs ]
[ We’d Take Turns Being The Clown ]
[ You Were Supposed To Take Me To Our Home Island ]
[ & Show Me The Town ]

[ All Of Our Dreams Of Growing Old Together ]
[ Has Changed As Fast As The Oregon Weather ]

[ All Because Of This I Ask ]
[ Why Did You Not Complete The Simple Task ]
[ Of Putting On Your Mask ]
[ During The Night After Last ]

[ Maybe You Are Now Sending Me A Message, In Your Own Way ]
[ If I Want To Wake To See Another Day ]

[ I Must Fight ]
[ To Make Things Right ]
[ By Making Sure That MY Mask Must Be On Tight ]
[ Night After Night ]

[ So Everytime I Balk ]
[ I Should Give Myself A Good Talk ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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