(123)▪︎[ No Sleep, Again! … 2•6•2021 ]

[ Another Restless, In & Out Of Sleep Kind Of Night ]
[ You May As Well ]
[ Sit Up, Grab Your Phone & Write ]

[ So Many Words That Are On Your Mind ]
[ If You Were In Need For An Alcoholic Drink ]
[ It Wouldn’t Be Wine ]

[ You Know That It Sells ]
[ But It Is Not Your Thing ]
[ & You Don’t Even Like The Smells ]   

[ It Smells Horrible ]
[ To You ]
[ It Tastes Terrible ]
[ To You, Too ]

[ You Can Not Even Remember The Last Time That You Took A
     Taste ]
[ You Look @ It Like This ]
[ If You Took Even The Shortest Minute Of Time To Try To
      Convince Yourself To Like It, That Would Be A Waste ]

[ You Never Thought That Something That Would Help You
     Escape ]
[ From Your Problems ]
[ Would Be Smashed & Fermented Grapes ]

[ Your Brain Doesn’t Work Like That ]
[ You Don’t Ever Want To Feel Numb ]
[ Under Your Hat ]

[ You Feel That You Are Way Too Fickle ]
[ To Walk Around ]
[ With A Brain That Is Pickled ]
[ You Actually Feel That If You Were Constantly Tripping On 
     Level Ground ]
[ It Would Not Tickle ]

[ Bruises On Your Knees ]
[ & Holes In Your Jeans ]
[ So You Figured Out A Long Time Ago ]
[ Alcohol Has Never Fixed Your Needs ]

~ The End ~

[ Auhea kuʻu hoaaloha ]
[ Ke manaʻoʻiʻo nei wau e pono ai e lawe i kēia moʻolelo
     i kahi hopena ]

[ Mahalo no ka hoʻoloheʻana i kaʻu mau moʻolelo ]
[ No laila,ʻoiaʻiʻo,ʻo ia ka mea ]

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

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(843)▪︎[ No Sleep … 10•4•2021 ]

[ Everytime That You Go To Bed, Is It Always You -vs-
     The Night? ]
[ Is Getting To Sleep Always A Fight? ]

[ When You Close Your Eyes, All You See Is Dark ]
[ The Difference Is Stark ]

[ Dreams Don’t Start ]
[ You Hear The Beats Of Your Heart ]

[ You Open Your Eyes ]
[ & Only (3) Minutes Has Ticked By ]

[ You Can’t Even Count Sheep ]
[ To Get To Sleep ]

[ That Just Doesn’t Work For You ]
[ If It Does Work ]
[ Than For Who? ]

[ You Take The Most Potent Sleep Medication There Is ]
[ It Is Right There, On The Top Of The List ]

[ After Drinking It, You Just Sit There & Wait ]
[ & Wait & Wait & Wait ]
[ You See That It Is Getting Late ]

[ So Much Time Goes By, It Becomes Early The Next Day ]
[ But You Keep Waiting To Drift Away ]

[ Then You Become A Prisoner To Your Medication ]
[ It Changes Your Thinking ]
[ Your Equilibrium Goes On Vacation ]

[ It Is A Very Potent, Mind Changing Drug ]
[ It Is Not A Warm Hug ]

[ It Tastes So Salty You Just Want To Drink It Really Fast ]
[ But The Taste Still Lasts ]

[ It Is Like Pouring ½ A Salt Shaker On Your Tongue ]
[ You Don’t Even Do That When You’re Young ]

[ The Minutes Just Drag On ]
[ ½ The Night Is Gone ]

[ Must You Hold Your Breath? ]
[ To Get Some Rest? ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[  Na  ]
[  Lopaka DeVoe  ]

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(129)▪︎[ Sleepless In Salem … 2•8•2021 ]

[ I Have No Idea What Restful Sleep Feels Like ]
[ @ Times When I Get Up In The Morning ]
[ I Feel Like I Spent The Last 6 Hours Peddaling Hard On A Bike ]

[ My Whole Body Is Sore ]
[ I Am Foggy ]
[ Down To My Core ]

[ Every Night Is The Same Routine ]
[ I Can Close My Eyes @ Times ]
[ But Sleep Is No Where To Be Seen ]

[ I Don’t Know What The Secret Is To Get A Night Of Deep ]
[ Sleep ]

[ I Have Woke Up In The Morning Feeling Rested Once In The
     Last 25 Years ]
[ Many Times During This Period Of Time ]
[ I Have Had Nightmares Because Of My Fears ]

[ Of Facing Death All Alone ]
[ The Silence Has A Very Distinctive Tone ]
[ No One Texts ]
[ Or Calls On The Phone ]

[ I Have No Idea Why Deep Sleep Is Such The Escape Artist With
     Me? ]
[ How Can This Be? ]
[ Why Do These Sleepless Nights Affect Me So Much? ]
[ It Is Just Something That I Can’t See ]

~ The End ~

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