(393)▪︎[ A Lonely Boy … 5•8•2021 ]

[ This Is For That One, Sad Boy ]
[ Living Lonely, Without Any Toys ]

[ When You Look In Your Closet, For Some Fun ]
[ You Don’t Find, A Single One ]

[ They Were Taken From You, About Two Years Ago ]
[ For Reasons That You Still, Don’t Know ]

[ One Day They Were Here & The Next Day They Were Gone ]
[ You Don’t Remember What You Did, That Was So Wrong ]

[ To Have Them Taken, When You Were Not There ]
[ & If You Were Asked, You Would Have Gladly Shared ]

[ That Day, Plays Through Your Mind ]
[ Time, After Time ]

[ You Went Down The Street, To The Park ]
[ To Play With Your Friends ]
[ & You Made It Home, Before Dark ]

[ Do You Go To Your Mom Or Dad & Ask ( WHY? ) ]
[ Is It Even, Worth Another Try? ]

[ You Still Have Welts ]
[ From The Last Time, That Your Dad Got Mad & Used His Belt ]

[ You Never Thought ]
[ That He Was Ever Going To Stop ]
[ All Because You Drank A Pop ]

[ Without Your Dad’s Permission ]
[ After Your Admission ]

[ Were The Toys Being Taken Because Of That? ]
[ Being Taken Because Of That One Bad Act? ]

[ Or Was It Because Of The Bank, That You & Your Four
Friends Robbed Two Years Ago, Last May ]
[ You & Your Little Group Of Friends, Just Wanted To Get Paid ]

[ You All Got The Cash ]
[ By Going In & Out, Really Fast ]

[ But Then Your Dad, Caught A View ]
[ Of That Evenings News ]

[ After Stashing Some In The Floor & In A Crawl Space, In The
Hall ]
[ Your Dad Said That He Wanted It All ]
[ Or He Would Make A Call ]
[ So You Had To Give It To Him ]
[ But You Kept What You Bundled Up & Hid In The Wall ]

[ He Had No Clue ]
[ & Neither Did You ]

[ Know That The Story Would Twist ]

~ The End ~

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

(355)▪︎[ Who Was That? … 4•28•2021 ]

[ One Day The Lonely Man Came Back To Show
His Deepest Scars ]
[ When He Pulled Up His Undershirt T-Top ]
[ They Looked As Big As Small Cars ]

[ Why Would The Lonely Man Lift Up His Shirt? ]
[ & Show His Hurt? ]

[ It Was NOT For The Itty Bitty ]
[ Pity ]
[ That He Could Get From A Stranger In The City ]

[ It Was So Others Could Learn ]
[ That It Doesn’t Take Spicy Food ]
[ To Cause Someone’s Heart To Burn ]

[ Wounds Are Not Always Made In The Physical Sense ]
[ Just Like Someone’s Dirty Look Can Make You Tense ]

[ A Stab Is Not Always Physical ]
[ Jokes Are Not Always Comical ]

[ If You Are Not Always Mindful ]
[ Jokes Can Quickly Turn Hurtful ]

[ You Can Not Joke About Gender, Race Or Being
Black Or White ]
[ You Can’t Joke About Age Or Weight ]
[ But People Still Joke About Some One’s Height ]

[ Asks The Lonely Man ]
[ You Don’t Try To Go There, There Or There ]
[ But Others Have A Sense Of Entitlement & Think That
They Can ]

[ Sometimes He Takes The Elder Woman’s Cart ]
[ Back Into Walmart ]

[ Not Because He Was Being Asked ]
[ By The Older Lady With The Smile On Her Mask ]

[ He Never Stands Out In The Crowd ]
[ That Is Not What The Lonely Man Is About ]

[ How Will His Wounds Heal? ]
[ How Do His Wounds Feel? ]

[ Everyone One Has Wounds Of Some Sort ]
[ Some People Have Been Successful In Building Their
Own Imaginary Emotional Fort ]

[ ( THAT IS QUITE THE WALL THAT YOU’ve BUILT ) ]
[ Is It As High As Your Mountain Of Guilt? ]

[ How About The Many Pages Of Regrets? ]
[ The Lonely Man Has More, He Bets ]

[ Looking Within @ Your Own Feelings Stings ]
[ Self-Doubt & Insecurity Are The Kings ]

[ Nothing Around The Lonely Man Makes Him Feel
That Bad ]
[ Or That Sad ]
[ Oh Here Is One ( HELLO, DAD! ) ]

[ Sometimes The Lonely Man Could Be Standing On
The Corner Waiting For The Bus ]
[ Sometimes There Is A Little Bit Of The Lonely Man
In Each One Of Us ]

[ The Mike Quietly Drops ]

~ The End ~

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

[

(355)▪︎[ Who Was That? … 4•28•2021 ]

[ One Day, The Lonely Man Came Back To Show
     His Deepest Scars ]
[ When He Pulled Up His T-Top Undershirt ]
[ They Looked, As Big As Small Cars ]

[ Why Would The Lonely Man Lift Up His Shirt? ]
[ & Show His Hurt? ]

[ It Was NOT For The Itty Bitty ]
[ Pity ]
[ That He Could Get From A Stranger In The City ]

[ It Was, So Others Could Learn ]
[ That It Doesn’t Take Spicy Food ]
[ To Cause, Someone’s Heart To Burn ]

[ Wounds, Are Not Always Made In The Physical Sense ]
[ Just Like Someone’s Dirty Look, Can Make You Feel Tense ]

[ A Stab, Is Not Always Physical ]
[ Jokes, Are Not Always Comical ]

[ If You Are Not, Always Mindful ]
[ Jokes, Can Quickly Turn Hurtful ]

[ You Can Not Joke About Gender, Race Or Being
     Black Or White ]
[ You Can’t Joke About Age Or Weight ]
[ But People Still Joke About Some One’s Height ]

[ Asks The Lonely Man ]
[ You Don’t Try To Go There, There Or There ]
[ But Others Have A Sense Of Entitlement & Think That
     They Can ]

[ Sometimes, He Takes The Elder Woman’s Cart ]
[ Back Into Walmart ]

[ Not Because He Was Being Asked ]
[ By The Older Lady With The Smile On Her Mask ]

[ He Never Stands Out In The Crowd ]
[ That Is Not What The Lonely Man Is About ]

[ How Will His Wounds Heal? ]
[ How Do His Wounds Feel? ]

[ Every One Has Wounds Of Some Sort ]
[ Some People Have Been Successful In Building Their
     Own Imaginary Emotional Fort ]

[ ( THAT IS QUITE THE WALL THAT YOU’ve BUILT ) ]
[ Is It As High, As Your Mountain Of Guilt? ]

[ How About The Many Pages Of Regrets? ]
[ The Lonely Man Has More, He Bets ]

[ Looking Within @ Your Own Feelings Stings ]
[ Self-Doubt & Insecurity Are The Kings ]

[ Nothing Around The Lonely Man Makes Him Feel
     That Bad ]
[ Or That Sad ]
[ Oh, Here Is One ( HELLO, DAD! ) ]

[ Sometimes The Lonely Man Could Be Standing On
     The Corner Waiting For The Bus ]
[ Sometimes There Is A Little Bit Of The Lonely Man
     In Each One Of Us ]

[ ( a very quiet mike drops ) ]

~ The End ~

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

(355)▪︎[ Who Was That? … 4•28•2021 ]

[ One Day The Lonely Man Came Back To Show
     His Deepest Scars ]
[ When He Pulled Up His Undershirt T-Top ]
[ They Looked As Big As Small Cars ]

[ Why Would The Lonely Man Lift Up His Shirt? ]
[ & Show His Hurt? ]

[ It Was NOT For The Itty Bitty ]
[ Pity ]
[ That He Could Get From A Stranger In The City ]

[ It Was So Others Could Learn ]
[ That It Doesn’t Take Spicy Food ]
[ To Cause Someone’s Heart To Burn ]

[ Wounds Are Not Always Made In The Physical Sense ]
[ Just Like Someone’s Dirty Look Can Make You Tense ]

[ A Stab Is Not Always Physical ]
[ Jokes Are Not Always Comical ]

[ If You Are Not Always Mindful ]
[ Jokes Can Quickly Turn Hurtful ]

[ You Can Not Joke About Gender, Race Or Being
     Black Or White ]
[ You Can’t Joke About Age Or Weight ]
[ But People Still Joke About Some One’s Height ]

[ Asks The Lonely Man ]
[ You Don’t Try To Go There, There Or There ]
[ But Others Have A Sense Of Entitlement & Think That
     They Can ]

[ Sometimes He Takes The Elder Woman’s Cart ]
[ Back Into Walmart ]

[ Not Because He Was Being Asked ]
[ By The Older Lady With The Smile On Her Mask ]

[ He Never Stands Out In The Crowd ]
[ That Is Not What The Lonely Man Is About ]

[ How Will His Wounds Heal? ]
[ How Do His Wounds Feel? ]

[ Everyone One Has Wounds Of Some Sort ]
[ Some People Have Been Successful In Building Their
     Own Imaginary Emotional Fort ]

[ ( THAT IS QUITE THE WALL THAT YOU’ve BUILT ) ]
[ Is It As High As Your Mountain Of Guilt? ]

[ How About The Many Pages Of Regrets? ]
[ The Lonely Man Has More, He Bets ]

[ Looking Within @ Your Own Feelings Stings ]
[ Self-Doubt & Insecurity Are The Kings ]

[ Nothing Around The Lonely Man Makes Him Feel
     That Bad ]
[ Or That Sad ]
[ Oh Here Is One ( HELLO, DAD! ) ]

[ Sometimes The Lonely Man Could Be Standing On
     The Corner Waiting For The Bus ]
[ Sometimes There Is A Little Bit Of The Lonely Man
     In Each One Of Us ]

[ ( a very quiet mike drops ) ]

~ The End ~

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

(37)▪︎[ No Footprint … 1•11•2021 ]

[ Another Day Being Left In The Dark ]
[ Another Day Not Leaving A Mark ]

[ In Society ]
[ So Anyone Can Remember Me ]

[ If Someone Was Looking For My Footprint ]
[ They Would Have To Get To The Right ]
[ Light ]
[ & Squint ]

[ Their Eyes ]
[ Because I Am Just One Of Those Boring, Average Guys ]

[ That Blend ]
[ Someone Easy To Offend ]
[ Someone That No One ]
[ Even Pretends ]
[ To Defend ]

[ I Blend Into The Background ]
[ I Blend Into Whatever Scenery Is Around ]

[ A Chameleon That Doesn’t Want To Be ]
[ A Person, In Person That Nobody Sees ]

[ I Don’t Wear Bright Shorts Or Shirts ]
[ I Am Overlooked & Dismissed So Much It Gets To
The Level That It Hurts ]

[ I Try To Grow Thicker Skin ]
[ I Am Rarely With The Crowd That’s ( IN ) ]
[ I Play Game After Game On My Phone ]
[ & It Seems That I Never Win ]
[ It All Makes Me Feel So Alone ]

[ I Can’t Ever Catch A Break ]
[ I Am Not Ever Thought Of As The One To Thank ]

[ Even Though I Try To Go Out Of My Way ]
[ Everyday ]

[ To Pay A Compliment ]
[ But Never Making A Statement ]

[ To Blow My Own Horn ]
[ If You Asked The Two Barbara’s ]
[ They Did Not Like That I Was Even Born ]

[ Is That Normal Or What? ]
[ Even As I Write This ]
[ The Words Cut ]

[ The Thoughts Are Even Worse ]
[ Oh How I Wish I Wasn’t Born With This Curse ]

[ Who Were My Strong Male Role Models ]
[ My Dad Or Donald? ]

[ My Dad Blew His Brains Out ]
[ Don Pushed Me Out ]

[ Oh, I Sure As Hell Know ]
[ I Really Don’t Think So ]

[ Don Showed Me Plenty Of Examples That Went Into
The Bucket In My Head That Was Labled ( I WON’t ) ]
[ He Showed Me & Did Things In Front Or To Me That
Went Into The Bucket Labeled ( PLEASE DON’t ) ]

[ Donald Taught Me How To Judge ]
[ & To Not Budge ]
[ On His Lifelong Grudge ]

[ With Me, His Only Son ]
[ But When He Refused To Speak To Me This Last Time ]
[ I Knew That Our Relationship Was Done ]

[ But Now I Am Happy To Say That I Am Smiling
In My Head ]
[ Because Dear Ole Donald ]
[ Is Dead. Dead. Dead ]

~ The End ~

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

(335)▪︎[ The Lonely Man … 4•23•2021 ]

[ Woe Is The Heart Of The Lonely Man ]
[ Walking Through Life Doing The Best That He Can ]

[ He Tries To Put A Smile On The Face Of Someone
      Every Single Day ]
[ Each Time Is Different ]
[ & So Is The Way ]

[ Maybe Giving A Much Softer, Kinder Word ]
[ Than The Stranger Has Ever Heard ]

[ In A Long Long Time ]
[ Maybe A Positive Word In A Short Poetic Rhyme ]

[ The Lonely Man’s Sole Intention On This Earth ]
[ Is To Show & Tell Others About Their Worth ]

[ Some May Need A Pick-Me-Up Or A Compliment Or
     Two ]
[ Maybe Some Positive Reinforcement About What They
     Do ]

[ A Moment In Time That They Will Remember ]
[ A Date In Time Between Now & December ]

[ It Does Not Cost The Lonely Man One Single Cent ]
[ To Show A Stranger That They Only Have The Best
     Intent ]

[ & Show Their Best ]
[ Interest ]

[ Does The Lonely Man Ask For Anything In Return? ]
[ Has The Lonely Man Taught The Stranger A Single
     Thing To Learn? ]

[ Maybe To Never Judge Another ]
[ Like Others ]
[ Are Prone To Judge A Book By Its Cover ]

[ The Tattered Pages May Look ]
[ Like It May Be An Old Throw Away Book ]

[ But Not By Looks Or The Reading Of A Single Page ]
[ Can A Book Tell The Invaluable Content ]
[ Or The Approximate Age ]

[ Of What May Be The True Intentions That Lie Deep
     Down @ The Heart ]
[ If There Was A Finish Line ]
[ When Was The Start? ]

[ A Kind Word From A Stranger May Be Just That ]
[ It Deserves A Thoughtful Thank You ]
[ A Tip Of The Hat ]

[ & Then With A Blink That Lonely Man Is Gone ]
[ Because It Was Past The Time For Him To Move On ]

~ The End ~

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

[ 1023 ][ Set Adrift … 12•6•2021 ]

[ Lost, Floating On The Sea Of Loneliness ]
[ Could I Ever Feel Less ]
[ Of This Emptiness ]

[ How Did I Get Here? ]
[ My Path Back To Fullfillness Has Never Been
All That Clear ]

[ When I Came To A Fork In The Road I Thought
I Turned In The Right Direction ]
[ Using Hindsight ]
[ I Would Make A Correction ]

[ I Thought Going Left Was Good ]
[ Maybe My Brain Misunderstood ]

[ The Bright, Yellow Yield Signs ]
[ Plus, When I Looked @ The Left Side ]
[ There Were No Lines ]

[ Maybe It Was That Way For A Reason ]
[ When I Looked To The Right ]
[ I Did Not Think That I Could Squeeze In ]

[ But Now I Float ]
[ On The Sea ]
[ Without A Single Paddle In My Boat ]

[ I Am @ The Mercy Of The Wind & The Current ]
[ This Problem Seems To Be Recurrent ]

[ Same Problem, But From A Different Issue ]
[ My Inner Strength Is As Strong As A Soft Kleenex
Tissue ]

[ Flimsy & Easy To Rip To Shreads ]
[ Confusing, Like The Brain On Too Many Meds ]

[ Will I Be Forever Damned? ]
[ & Never Get Back To Dry Land? ]
[ Do I Lean Down ]
[ & Paddle With My Hand? ]

[ After Awhile ]
[ I Found That It Was Futile ]

[ Do I Hear The Sound Of A Storm Coming In? ]
[ When I Sense The Rain Begin ]
[ I Tell Myself ( I JUST CAN’t WIN! ) ]

[ Maybe This Will Be The Way My Life Will Go ]
[ Maybe Not ]
[ Probably So ]
[ Is All Of This Effort For Naught? ]
[ I Really Don’t Know ]

~ The End ~

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

[ 194 ][ A Raft For One … 3•6•2021 ]

[ Here I Sit In A Raft Made For One ]
[ I Tried To Ask Someone To Go With Me ]
[ But They Said That Did Not Look Like It Would Be
     All That Much Fun ]

[ I Tried To Entice ]
[ & Ask Really Nice ]

[ But I Had No Takers ]
[ Because Every Single Friend Turned Out To Be
     Big Fakers ]

[ Faked Their Friendship & Faked Their Love ]
[ They Faked Everything That They Spoke Of ]

[ Was Their Name ]
[ Even The Same? ]

[ People Even Lie ]
[ With Their Eyes ]
[ Girls ]
[ & Guys ]

[ Does Not Matter The Gender ]
[ Some People Are Just Not Tender ]

[ Deep Deep Down ]
[ Some People Are As Honest As A Clown ]

[ Having A Painted On Smile ]
[ That Only Lasts For Awhile]

[ I Wish I Could Foresee The Ones Coming ]
[ That Are So Numbing ]

[ That Would Save Me So Much Time & Energy ]
[ If They Would Let Me Know That They Had No Integrity ]

[ So I Guess It Is A Plus That They Are Not In My Raft
     While I Am Drifting ]
[ Because I Would Practice Some Lifting ]

[ As I Throw Them Over The Side ]
[ Because That Was Just A Matter Of Pride ]
[ That I No Longer Wanted Them In My Ride ]

~ The End ~

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

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