(1005)▪︎[ That One Man … 11•29•2021 ]

[ A Wise Man Once Said That (YOU CAN’t TELL SOMEONE TO
     BE HONEST & FAIR, UNTIL YOU ARE THAT WAY WITH
     YOURSELF) ]
[ Sometimes You Are Always Looking Out For Somebody
     Else ]

[ You Take The Fall ]
[ For Things That You Weren’t Part Of, @ All ]

[ When Are Going To Give The Man You See In The Mirror
A Break ]
[ He Can Do More You Than Grill You A Nice Steak ]

[ That Man Has Tried To Solve Your Problems All Of Your
Life ]
[ Why Do You Hold Him Hostage, With A Knife? ]

[ He Knows All Your Lows & Highs ]
[ He Feels Happy When Someone New Says (HI) ]
[ He Feels Your Sadness When Someone Says (GOODBYE) ]

[ The Man Is Very Astute To Your Needs & Wants ]
[ He Is Good @ Knowing What Are The Facts ]
[ & What Are The Taunts ]

[ He Knows You Inside & Out ]
[ He Tries To Hold You Up When You Have Doubt ]

[ That Guy Trusts You 100% Of The Time ]
[ & He Tries To See All Angles When You Want Spend A Dime ]

[ He Gives You The Support, When You Are In Need ]
[ & When You Used To Drive ]
[ He Was The One That Controlled Your Speed ]

[ He Goes With You Wherever You Go ]
[ Before You Realize It ]
[ He Would Know ]

[ He Is The One Man That Shows ]
[ That The World Does Not End @ The Tip Of Your Nose ]

[ He Would Emphasize That The More You Make ]
[ The Less You Need Or Should Take ]

[ You Have Heard From A Very Young Age That (GIVING) ]
[ (IS LIVING) ]

[ & ]

[ (LYING) ]

[ (IS) ]

[ (DYING) ]

[ He Tries To Keep You On The Honest Side ]
[ You Don’t Want Someone From Your Past ]
Jumping Out Of The Gutter & Saying That You Lied ]

[ You Need To Go Through Him Everytime That You Think ]
[ He Fully Endorsed Your Change In Favorite Color ]
[ From Red To Pink ]

[ The Man That Reflects In The Mirror Does Things That You
Don’t Always See ]
[ He Comes With The Best Sales Tag ]
[ Because, He Works For Free ]

[ He Doesn’t Always Agree With Your Decisions, But He Always
Sees Them Through ]
[ Because The Man In The Mirror ]
[ Will Always Be You ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(931)▪︎[ The Man In The Mirror … 11•4•2021 ]

[ Sometimes When You Look In The Mirror You Feel Like You See
An Imposter ]
[ You Look In Your Phone ]
[ But Don’t See His Name On Your Roster ]

[ Who Is This Much Older Man That You See? ]
[ Why Is He Here? ]
[ In Your Mirror? ]
[ You Don’t Know Who The Man Could Be ]

[ He Kind Of Looks Familiar ]
[ He Is Much Older ]
[ & Looks Kind Of Peculiar ]

[ He Is Kind Of Slumped Over, So He Is Shorter Than You ]
[ Your Favorite Color Is Pink ]
[ But This Guy Looks Good In Blue ]

[ His Face Is Unshaven ]
[ & His Hair Is Uneven ]

[ There Is No Sparkle In His Eyes ]
[ The Wrinkles In His Forehead ]
[ Say That He Has Been Told Alot Of Lies ]

[ But There Is Something About This Man That You Can Trust ]
[ When He Gives His Word, He Means It ]
[ & He Can Easily Adjust ]

[ To Any Problems ]
[ That Are Thrown @ Him ]

[ But This Man Looks Tired Beyond His Age ]
[ If He Ever Chose To Write His Autobiography ]
[ It Would Be Page After Page ]

[ Of Deep Thoughts ]
[ About Being In Tight Spots ]

[ He Would Be The Type Of Guy Who Could Sit & Drink A Coke ]
[ He Does Not Drink Coffee & Has Never Smoked ]

[ He Seems Like A Soft Spoken Man, Who Carries A Big Stick ]
[ He Stands By His Friends ]
[ Even When The Air Gets Thick ]

[ He Is Always There To Give You A Poke ]
[ With A Funny Joke ]

[ His Features Soften In Time ]
[ You Wonder What This Man Looked Like In His Prime ]

[ His Eyes Seem Like They Are In A Faraway Gaze ]
[ As They Are Trying To Adjust To The Haze ]

[ Then Your Alarm Goes Off & You Jump Out Of Your Bed ]
[ You Run To Look In The Mirror ]
[ & You Can See That Man Was You, Many Years Ahead ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(764)▪︎[ A Man On Your Mind … 9•10•2021 ]

[ A Man That You Never Met, Had To Die, To Wake You Up? ]
[ An Illegal Act, Happened To Interrupt ]

[ Your Life ]
[ & Shine A Light ]

[ On The Message That Drugs Do Kill ]
[ When You Read The Article ]
[ It Told You That It Does It @ Will ]

[ It Will Do That ]
[ It Will Do This ]
[ Reading That Article, Made You Feel That You Could Have
Been Hit By A Baseball Bat ]

[ Could Have, But Wasn’t ]
[ Drugs Kill Sometimes ]
[ But Sometimes, Doesn’t ]

[ You Played Russian Roulette ]
[ It Was A Half Loaded Gun ]
[ & Yet ]

[ You Walked Away Undaunted ]
[ Not Yet Hooked ]
[ The Drug Was Not Yet Craved Or Seriously Wanted ]

[ That Finely Tuned Athlete Should Have Stopped ]
[ Then He Tried The Drug ]
[ & He Just Dropped ]

[ You Tried It (4) Or (5) Times ]
[ It Made You Feel Euphoric ]
[ After Snorting Those Lines ]

[ Why Did His Friend Expose Him To The Drug? ]
[ He Was Supposedly A Friend ]
[ He Didn’t Force Him, Like A Thug ]

[ Being Drafted (#2) In The Draft By Boston ]
[ His Agent Would Have Asked For A Ton ]
[ Earning A Good Living Playing A Game That He Grew Up
Playing For Fun ]

[ Now There Will Not Be Anymore Dribbling A Ball Or
Shooting Jump Shots ]
[ Now His Name Is Just An Aterthought ]

[ Now His Name Is Followed By A (COULD HAVE … )
[ Or (SHOULD HAVE … ) ]
[ & (WOULD HAVE … ) ]

[ His Death Really Had An Affect On Your Future ]
[ It Showed That You Have Also Been That Immature ]

[ You Have Never Done ANY Drugs Since That Article ]
[ Not Smoked Or Even Snorted One Little Particle ]

[ You Keep That Specific Sports Illustrated Magazine On
Your Bookcase ]
[ You Keep That Message Right In Front Of Your Face ]

[ Drugs Are Bad ]
[ Death Is Sad ]

[ Staying Alive … Makes Everyone Happy ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(1368)▪︎[ Man In The Mirror … 12•4•2019 ]

[ When You Look In The Mirror ]
[ Do You Compare What You See ]
[ To Some Of Your Peers? ]

[ How Do You Compare? ]
[ Does It Look Okay ]
[ That You Shave Off Most Of Your Hair? ]

[ Hair Does Not Make The Man ]
[ Just Like You Are Not Defined By What You Can ]

[ Do For Others ]
[ Because The Only Blood Relative You Have In Your Life ]
[ Is Brent, Your Brother ]
[ & The Son That Was Given To You By Your Beautiful Wife ]

[ But Are You Proud Of The Person That Looks Back @ ? ]
[ Right Now You Don’t Find Many Reasons To Be ]
[ You See ]

[ Your Biggest, Most Proud Thing About Yourself Is That You’ve
Been Able To Stay Married For This Long ]
[ You’re Sure Glad That You Waited ]
[ & Not Have Hurried & Settled For Someone Who Would Turn Out
All Wrong ]
[ You Never Would Have Traded ]
[ This Wife With Someone Who Came Along ]

[ Not In A Million Years ]
[ Would You Do Something That Would Cause So Many Tears? ]

[ Exactly Down To The Letter ]
[ Your Wife Really Deserves Someone Better ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(680)▪︎[ Somewhere New … 8•15•2021 ]

[ What Do You See When You Look @ Yourself In The
Mirror? ]
[ Is It A Man Who Is Trying To Power Through A Hangover? ]
[ After A Hard Night Of Drinking Beer? ]

[ Are The Wrinkles Multiplying? ]
[ & The Crows Feet On The Side Of Your Eyes ]
[ Are Really Flying ]

[ Showing Up Whenever You Give That Smile ]
[ For Awhile ]

[ That Smoker’s Cough ]
[ Can Really Turn People Away ]
[ & Off ]

[ People Are Thankful That You Wear A Mask ]
[ Because Of Your Breath ]
[ If You Weren’t, You Are Sure That They Would Ask ]

[ There Are Days When You Try To Find Your Groove ]
[ You Have Even Been Told ]
[ To Pack Up & Move ]

[ So, Do You Do What They Want? ]
[ you Have Even Looked @ Your Phone ]
[ & Changed Your Font ]

[ Something New ]
[ Something Different For You ]

[ Where Can You Move To? ]
[ Wherever It Will Be ]
[ Will You Have Enough Room, For All Of Your Shoes? ]

[ The Many Pairs Of Boots, Adidas & Colorful Vans ]
[ There Are Over (25) Pairs ]
[ But Only (4) Brands ]

[ The Numerous Pairs Of Vans Has Taken Over The Shoe Rack ]
[ That Would Be The Only Thing That You Would Take Back ]

[ The Shoe Rack Itself ]
[ Then Look On Amazon & Buy Something Else ]

[ Where Could You Go? ]
[ You Don’t Know ]

[ Does Anybody? ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(1430)▪︎[ Better Each Day … 12•25•19 ]

[ Why Do You Take A Chance & Write Out Your Thoughts? ]
[ Why Do You Attempt To Distinguish Yourself @ Being Different Than A Bunch Of Robots? ]

[ Do Robots Always Have A Story To Tell? ]
[ Sometimes You Just Want To Let Loose & Yell ]

[ Do You Have More Feelings Than A Robot Does? ]
[ If It’s There, It’s There ]
[ If It Were, It Was ]

[ How Do You Differenciate Yourself From Others? ]
[ In Another Life ]
[ Do You Have More Sisters & Brothers? ]
[ You Don’t Want Another Useless, Throwaway Mother ]

[ More Brothers You Want, But More Sisters You Don’t ]
[ If It’s In A Fantasy Land That’s A Maybe ]
[ But In Real Life You Won’t ]

[ The Two Females You Grew Up With Were/Are/Made Horrible
Sisters ]
[ They Left Your Life ]
[ Acting Like Tornado Twisters ]

[ They Wreck Havoc With Everything They Touch ]
[ Their Hatred Towards You Was A Little Bit Too Much ]

[ For You To Be Around ]
[ It Seems That If They Had Their Way ]
[ They’d Knock You To The Ground ]

[ But Like Always, You Will Get Up EVERY SINGLE Time ]
[ & You Would Collect Your Wits ]
[ & Write Out Another Rhyme ]

[ You Would Never Let The Venom They Spewed Ruin The Rest Of Your Life ]
[ You Have Great In-Laws ]
[ & A Great Child & Wife ]

[ As You Grow Older ]
[ You Want To Grow Better ]
[ Not Colder ]

[ With Your Writings, There Is Always Room For Improvement ]
[ You Just Don’t Want To Grow Stagnant ]
[ Smarter, Yes ]
[ Not Dormant Or Ignorant ]

[ & Use This God-Given Gift As Long As You Possibly Can ]
[ Then Turn Out To Be A Positive, Kind Man ]

[ & Not Another ]
[ Other ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(484)▪︎[ Man On The Inside … 5•16•2020 ]

[ Is The Man On The Inside ]
[ The One Who Almost Died ]
[ With His Eyes Open Wide? ]

[ All Bloodshot ]
[ From Thinking Through All Of His ]
[ Incoming Thoughts ]

[ What Should He Do, When They Come Into His Mind? ]
[ Does He Handle The Negative Ones ]
[ Differently, Than The Positive Kind? ]

[ His Mind Is So Complex ]
[ Because His Memory Is Like A Large Rolodex ]

[ When The Thought Comes In ]
[ & The Memory Turns On ]
[ That’s When The Rolling Of The Cards Begin ]

[ One After The Other ]
[ Does He Remind Him Of His Brother? ]
[ What About Her ]
[ & His Mother? ]

[ But The Memory That Comes Into His Head ]
[ Is That Those Two People ]
[ Have Long Been Dead ]

[ If Not, Than Who? ]
[ Each Card Brings Back A Memory ]
[ A Face, A Name ]
[ That’s What They Do ]
[ But In His Eyes ]
[ Most Of Them Looks The Same ]
[ Too ]

[ One By One ]
[ He Doesn’t Remember, He Just Can’t Tell ]
[ He Does Know When He’s Done ]
[ It’s When He Comes Upon The One That Rings A Bell ]

[ & Then The Next Day It Starts All Over Again ]
[ Then ]

[ This Time It Is A Familiar Face ]
[ In An Unfamiliar Place ]

~ 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 ]