(331)▪︎[ There Are Lies Behind Those Eyes … 2025 ]

[ Sometimes You Feel Like Your Whole Life Has Been Filled With A Whole Bunch Of Liars ]
[ Going Around Starting Fires ]
[ Handing Out Love ]
[ That Is Held Up By Wires ]

[ Everything That Has Been Shown ]
[ Or Briefly Told ]
[ In The Most Obnoxious Tone ]
[ Ever Has The Longevity Of Growing Old ]
[ Or Has Been Set In Stone ]

[ There Is No Warmth (6ft) Down ]
[ Under The Ground ]
[ Nobody Has The Chance To Drown ]
[ When There Is Not A Single Drop Of Water To Be Found ]

[ No One Blinks Because They All Have Hollowed Out Eyes ]
[ Nobody Seems Wise ]
[ When You Look @ Their Disguise ]

[ Who Are They Running From? ]
[ Everybody’s Resons For Doing Things Sounds Kind Of Dumb ]
[ When Others Reach Out ]
[ Their Brain Goes Numb ]
[ Then Everyone Walks Away Filled With Doubt ]

[ When People Reach Out, It Is Because They Are In Pain ]
[ What Do They Have To Gain? ]
[ When They Find That The Effort Was All For Naught ]
[ Because They Became An Open Book All In Vain ]

[ Reciprocity Was Supposed To Be Built Around Trust ]
[ Like A Brand New Bicycle That Sits Out In The Rain ]
[ The Chrome Turns To Rust ]
[ They Can Dream That They Could Polish It Again & Again ]
[ But The End Result Is A Bust ]

[ Effort Does Not Always Equal Success ]
[ Every Day You Take A Full Bucket & Dry Mop ]
[ & Try To Clean Up The Mess ]
[ Only To Watch Your Jaw Drop ]
[ Because The Amount Of Effort You Give, Causes You Extreme Stress ]

[ Effort Given ]
[ & A Great Result Is Not Always In The Same Sentence ]
[ Quite Often ]
[ It Just Keeps People Who Have Doubt From Ever Riding The Fence ]
[ Just When ]
[ Others Show That They Do Not Have The Confidence ]
[ Then ]
[ There Is No Difference ]
[ Because There Is Nothing To Reference ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
Aloha

Na
Lopaka DeVoe

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(218)▪︎[ Not Like A Fence … 2•4•2023 ]

[ You Guess, In Some People’s Eyes ]
[ You May Not Be Too Wise ]
[ One Thing That You Won’t Do ]
[ Is Tell, Alot Of Lies ]

[ Or Maybe, You Could Act Dense ]
[ So Most Things Will Not Make You Feel Tense ]
[ During Those Times You Could Ask For Clarity From Your Neighbor ]
[ Who Lives With His Family In A Couple Of Tents ]

[ Take Commercials For Example ]
[ To Make Sense Of It All ]
[ You Would Need So Many Samples ]
[ They Would Be, Wall To Wall ]

[ To Try ]
[ So, When They Come By ]
[ Looking For Your Opinion ]
[ You Will Not Lie ]

[ or ]

[ Try To Figure Out ]
[ What They’re Talking About ]

[ Do All Of Them Make Sense To You? ]
[ Should You Be Looking For Some Kind Of A Clue? ]
[ If You Find One ]
[ Then What Do You Do? ]

[ Do You Go Out & Buy? ]
[ Everything That You Tried? ]
[ If You Do, Why? ]

[ All Of Your Hard Earned Money Would Go Up In Smoke ]
[ That Would Leave You Standing On The Corner ]
[ Totally Broke ]

[ You Could Think (WELL, DAMN) ]
[ (THAT WAS NOT A VERY GOOD PLAN!) ]

[ You Wouldn’t Feel Like It Was A Loss ]
[ If That Idea Was On The Chopping Block? ]
[ & Then Given A Toss ]

[ Surely, You Could Find Something Better ]
[ Oh, Now You Are Looking For That Letter ]

[ That Could Possibly Change Everything ]
[ That Would Help Explain ]
[ How Santa Knows Exactly What To Bring? ]
[ If You Were To Read It, Don’t Complain ]

[ Not A Number Too Few ]
[ Not A Number More ]
[ All Of The Presents Were Bought Brand New ]
[ From The Local Store ]

[ How Do You Come Up With A Plan That Makes Sense? ]
[ It Is Not Like Your Mind Has A Swinging Gate ]
[ Like On A Fence ]
[ Where You Don’t Have To Wait ]

______________________

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [酪]

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(769)▪︎[ Lies, Nothing But Lies… 9•11•2021 ]

[ If Someone Tells You That The Sun Sets In The West ]
[ Should You Get A Second Opinion? ]
[ Would That Be What’s Best? ]

[ Sometimes It Is Not Always The Truth ]
[ Lying Is Not Always Reserved For The Youth ]

[ Lying Crosses All Borders & Races ]
[ It Is As Common ]
[ As Having Boots & Shoes With Laces ]

[ Not Everyone Around Would Be Considered A Cool Breeze ]
[ When You Come Around Some People ]
[ You Automatically Freeze ]

[ Because You Have Felt That They Have A Cold Heart ]
[ Those Types Of People Are The Ones That You Want To Stay
     Far Apart ]

[ From ]
[ Or You Will Become ]
[ Numb ]

[ Numb Because Of All Of Their Lies ]
[ There Are So Many ]
[ They Become Like Flies ]

[ Flying Around A Pile Of Rotten Food ]
[ But Then Part Of Their Explanation ]
[ Is Because They Really Feel That They Were Misunderstood ]

[ But Facts ]
[ Are Facts ]
[ You Always Watch On Who Reacts ]

[ When A Liar Is Exposed ]
[ They Will Be How They Have Always Posed ]

[ Wham!! ]
[ They Try To Look Like A Mild, Little Lamb ]

[ But Even In A Crowd ]
[ They Want To Be The Center Of Attention ]
[ While They Are Being Extremely Loud ]

[ You Know That The Sun Sets In The West, But The Person
     Will Lie @ The Drop Of A Hat ]
[ But Then You Ask Yourself (WHY WOULD THEY LIE ABOUT
     THAT?) ]

[ Some People Will Lie About (EVERYTHING & … ]
[ ANYTHING!) ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(1369)▪︎[ Trust Is A Strange Word … 12•5•2019 ]

[ Trust What You Know ]
[ Not What You Feel ]
[ Things Can Move Really Slow ]
[ When You Think You Got A Raw Deal ]

[ Maybe You Forgot, But You’re Still Responsible ]
[ Cueing Your Memory ]
[ Is Not Impossible ]

[ As You Grow, That’s When You Find The Clue ]
[ That Taking Responsibility For Your Own Actions ]
[ Is The Adult Thing To Do ]

[ When You Go From Complying To Responsive ]
[ You Go From (MAYBE’s) To Decisive ]

[ Then You Go From Adaptive & Cooperative ]
[ To Responsible & Reasonable ]

[ There Are Times When You Use Your Voice ]
[ Saying That You Had No Choice ]

[ But You Had A Choice & You Should Know That ]
[ In The Game Of Life ]
[ Everybody Should Get Their Turn Up To Bat ]

[ We All Know That In Life, You Don’t Always Get A Fair Shake ]
[ Opportunities Are As Good As The Ones You Make ]
[ & Chances Are Gauged By The Risks You Take ]

[ During The Growing Up Years, Growth Is The Hardest Thing
To Accomplish ]
[ Avoiding The Potholes Along The Way Can Be A Great Wish ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(540)▪︎[ Lies … 7•3•2021 ]

[ When I Wake-Up & Open Up My Tired Eyes ]
[ I Will Wonder How Many Times People Will Try To Get By Me
By Telling Their Many Lies ]

[ Why Do So Many People Have An Allergy With The Truth? ]
[ They Would Even Try To Tell You That There Are No Peanuts
In A Candy Bar Called ( BABY RUTH ) ]

[ Some People Just Lie & Lie Some More ]
[ They Would Even Lie About The Color Of A Door ]

[ That Is Until The Truth Comes Out ]
[ Then They Will Be Asked ( WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT? ) ]

[ Why? ]
[ Do People Lie? ]

[ Is It Just To One Up Another? ]
[ While Growing Up To Being An Adult ]
[ Do Most People Lie To Their Father Or Mother? ]

[ How Far Does That Get You In The Bigger Scheme ]
[ Of Things? ]

[ Not Very Far I Guess ]
[ You Don’t Always Have To Say ( YES ) ]
[ That Is The Quickest Way To Getting Yourself In A Mess ]

[ Some People Lie To Get False Bravado ]
[ Then How Far Does That Go? ]

[ Not Very Far ]
[ That Would Be Like Having ( LIQUID COURAGE ) In A Bar ]

[ Lies Can Catch Up To You Really Fast ]
[ You Need To Have A Good Memory Of What You Said Last ]

[ But Most Don’t ]
[ Will People Stick Around? ]
[ Most Won’t ]

[ Then You Are Back To Being Alone ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(540)▪︎[ Lies … 7•3•2021 ]

[ When I Wake-Up & Open Up My Tired Eyes ]
[ I Will Wonder How Many Times People Will Try To Get By Me
By Telling Their Many Lies ]

[ Why Do So Many People Have An Allergy With The Truth? ]
[ They Would Even Try To Tell You That There Are No Peanuts
In A Candy Bar Called ( BABY RUTH ) ]

[ Some People Just Lie & Lie Some More ]
[ They Would Even Lie About The Color Of A Door ]

[ That Is Until The Truth Comes Out ]
[ Then They Will Be Asked ( WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT? ) ]

[ Why? ]
[ Do People Lie? ]

[ Is It Just To One Up Another? ]
[ While Growing Up To Being An Adult ]
[ Do Most People Lie To Their Father Or Mother? ]

[ How Far Does That Get You In The Bigger Scheme ]
[ Of Things? ]

[ Not Very Far I Guess ]
[ You Don’t Always Have To Say ( YES ) ]
[ That Is The Quickest Way To Getting Yourself In A Mess ]

[ Some People Lie To Get False Bravado ]
[ Then How Far Does That Go? ]

[ Not Very Far ]
[ That Would Be Like Having ( LIQUID COURAGE ) In A Bar ]

[ Lies Can Catch Up To You Really Fast ]
[ You Need To Have A Good Memory Of What You Said Last ]

[ But Most Don’t ]
[ Will People Stick Around? ]
[ Most Won’t ]

[ Then You Are Back To Being Alone ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(064)▪︎[ All Lies … 1•17•2021 ]

[ Lies, Lies, Lies ]
[ Told To Me, Directly To My Wide Open Eyes ]

[ People Saying That They Are Being Completely
Honest ]
[ Some Saying That What Are Doing Is For The Best ]

[ For Who? ]
[ Is It For Them? ]
[ Or Is It The Best Thing For You? ]

[ It Is Always What Is Best For Themselves ]
[ Everyone Else ]
[ Can Go To Hell ]

[ When Everything Is Said & Done ]
[ 9 Out Of Every 10 People ]
[ ALWAYS, I Mean ALWAYS Looks Out For Number 1 ]

[ When People Look In The Mirror ]
[ They Only Love Who Is Right Here ]

[ Reflecting Back ]
[ Sympathy ]
[ & Empathy ]
[ Are Two Huge Things That Most People Lack ]

[ But They Sure Expect It From Others ]
[ & Not Just From Their Mothers ]

[ Selfish, Self-Centered & Demanding ]

~ The End ~

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