(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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(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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