[ A Man Doesn’t Know Loss, Until He Has Lost Somebody He
     Loved ]
[ A Loss Is Not Losing His Left Glove ]

[ A Loss When Someone Went To Sleep Deeper ]
[ Than Ever Before ]
[ Because He Got A Knock On The Door By The Grim Reaper ]

[ No More Calls, No More Text ]
[ He Will No Longer Be Around To Find Out What Happens Next ]

[ Who Are You Going To Call … Now? ]
[ He Was There Yesterday ]
[ But Then, WOW! ]

[ He Was Gone ]
[ He Moved On ]

[ Nobody Even Had A Hunch ]
[ That Yesterday He Was Getting His Ticket Punched ]

[ (BUT HE ONLY HAD A COUGH!) ]
[ Now, You Get The Hard Part ]
[ Because You Are Still Alive & Have To Deal With The Loss! ]

[ You Are Still Alive! ]
[ But Are You Stuck In Park? ]
[ Or Running In Drive ]

[ You Will Never Get Over Your Loss, Ever ]
[ The Person Is Gone, Forever ]

[ You Will Learn To Live With Him Being Part Of Your Memories ]
[ Part Of Several Stories ]

[ He Would Not Want You To Sink Into Despair ]
[ & Go Beyond Repair ]

[ Hitting The Bottle More Than The Times You Hit The Gym? ]
[ Can They Get You Back? ]
[ Your Family & Friends Both Say (THE CHANCES ARE SLIM) ]

[ Sometimes A Death Breaks Up A Marriage Or A Family ]
[ The Odds Show That Could Happen ]
[ Is That Your Destiny? ]

[ Then Drugs & Alcohol Come In To The Picture ]
[ Yes, You Should Be Sure ]
[ It Is A Band-Aid For The Hurt ]
[ Not The Cure ]

[ There Is NOT One ]
[ What Is Done Is Done! ]

[ Lean On Those That You Trust ]
[ That Is A Must ]

[ Pain Doesn’t Go Away, But It Can Fade ]
[ This Journey Back Is Not Easy ]
[ It Sure Makes You Look Within, To See How You Are Made ]

[ Time Doesn’t Heal All Wounds ]
[ Unless You Decide To Live In A Cocoon ]

[ That Is Impossible ]
[ Make A Better Life Where Anything Is Possible ]

[ Be Happy With The Memories ]
[ & Don’t Take Everything So Seriously ]

[ Live, Laugh & @ Times Let Yourself Cry ]
[ Sometimes There Is Not An Answer For Every (WHY?) ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[  Na  ]
[  Lopaka DeVoe  ]

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