(1311)▪︎[ Hope May Not Be … 11•12•2019 ]

[ Sometimes Hope Is A Terrible Thing To Give ]
[ When Someone Is So Depressed ]
[ They Don’t Want To Be Forced To Live ]

[ Living Is The Last Thing That Is On Their Mind ]
[ If Only They Had The Power To Rewind ]

[ The Quest For Hope ]
[ Can Be Washed Away As Fast ]
[ As Water Washes Away Soap ]

[ They Could Tell You To (SHUT THE FRONT DOOR) ]
[ Because They Don’t Want To Hear Anymore ]
[ Then What Are You Saying That For ]

[ For Recognition? ]
[ For Validation? ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(536)▪︎[ Live Your Life … 7•2•2021 ]

[ It Is Okay, Today ]
[ To Not Be Okay ]

[ It Is Okay To Be A Little Lost ]
[ It Is Okay To Be A Dreamer ]
[ No Matter The Cost ]

[ There Are Days When You Feel A Little Off ]
[ It Is Okay To Take A Sick Day Even Though You Don’t
Have A Cough ]

[ Even Though You Are A Man ]
[ It Is Okay If You Search For The Sun Because You Want
To Get A Tan ]

[ Days Can Feel A Little Foggy ]
[ Because There Are Nights When You Don’t Sleep ]
[ Making Your Mornings A Little Groggy ]

[ It Is Okay To Be 58 & Still Wear Only Shorts ]
[ It Is An Achievement That Your Record Is Clean ]
[ Because You Have Been Able To Stay Out Of The Criminal
Courts ]

[ You Try To Find Humor, In The Hardest Situations ]
[ You Try To Help Others, When They Have Complications ]

[ You See That Laughter Is Always In Style ]
[ You Have Found That A Compliment To A Complete
Stranger, Makes Them Smile ]

[ Because They Are So Unexpected, Coming From A Stranger
Such As You ]
[ Until You Say The Last Word ]
[ They Have No Clue ]

[ It Is Okay That It Makes You Smile When That Is What You
Are Able To Do For Others ]
[ Maybe Doing That, Helps You Get Over The Pain That You Have
Because Of The Death Of Your Brother ]

[ You Have Found That Complimenting Someone Else ]
[ Helps Yourself ]

[ It Is Okay To Warm Your Own Heart ]
[ By Trying To Warm Another Person’s ]
[ Heart, An Art ]

[ Give ]
[ Don’t Take ]
[ Live ]
[ By Never Being Fake ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(511)▪︎[ Doing What? … 6•22•2021 ]

[ Live, Laugh Cry ]
[ The First Two Seem Doable ]
[ But The Third One You Have To Ask ( WHY? ) ]

[ Because It Is Inevitable ]
[ You Collapse On The Kitchen Table ]

[ After All The Fun Stops ]
[ The Smiles Drop ]

[ Do You Have A Strong Shoulder To Lean On? ]
[ Or Is It Gone? ]

[ Ran Away To Look For One Of Their Own ]
[ Leaving You All Alone ]

[ Again ]

[ But You Are A Rock ]
[ You Are The Strongest Around ]
[ But Sometimes, Not Clear Around The Clock ]

[ You Rebound Better Than Most ]
[ You Are Like The Best Setting For Toast ]

[ Done, But Not Burnt ]
[ Even Though You Are Normally The Rock ]
[ Words Can Still Hurt ]

[ Others Usually See The Live & Laugh ]
[ They Don’t See The Cry When Hurtful Comments ]
[ Cut You In Half ]

[ You Keep That Calm, Cool Look On Your Face ]
[ All The While Standing Tall & Proud In Place ]

[ Live, Laugh, Cry One After The Other ]
[ After One, Wait For Another ]

[ Just Don’t Give Up & Let The Cry Piece Bring You Down ]
[ Walk Around Being The Smiling Clown ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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