(114)▪︎[ The Broken Memory … 2026 ]

[ If You Were To Throw Your (2) Cents Into The Ring ]
[ Would Anybody Take That & Do Anything? ]
[ On The Open Market How Much Would Your (2) Cents Bring? ]

[ A Nickel, Or Maybe A Dime? ]
[ It Sure Would Be A Crime ]
[ If Your (2) Cents Did Not @ Least Buy Someone’s Time ]

[ Deep Down, You Think You Are Kind Of Smart ]
[ & If Somebody Were To Tear You Apart ]
[ They Would @ Least Find That You Have A Big Heart ]

[ You Tried To Show Others A Good Example Of How To Live ]
[ You Tried To Write A Good Story To Give ]

[ Some Would Say That You Tried To Live In A Great Big Bubble ]
[ Surrounded By The Few People That You Love ]
[ You Wanted To Live Your Life Away From The Trouble ]

[ That Tries To Swallow Up Society ]
[ There Is Barely Any Happiness ]
[ Or Signs Of A Calm State Or City ]

[ Sometimes In Your Quest To Find Happiness You Have To Reach Deep Down Inside Yourself ]
[ You Can’t Rely On Someone Else ]

[ Life In Today’s Society Has Become A Kill Or Be Killed Environment ]
[ WOW, All Of The Years You Spent ]
[ To Make A Cent ]

[ All Of Those Days Spent In The Gym Preparing Your Body For Old Age ]
[ Was A Waste ]
[ & Only Your Clear Mind Keeps You From Flying Into A Full Lunatic Rage ]

[ Take All Of Your Supplements & Eat Well ]
[ Oh Swell ]
[ That Was Very Little Protection From Those That Said They Were Family ]
[ & Dragged Your Life Through Hell ]

[ True Family Are The Ones That You Choose Along The Way ]
[ But You Sure Have Been Fooled ]
[ By Those Honest Liars That Choose Not To Stay ]
[ & Run Away ]

[ Those Were The People That You Needed The Most ]
[ But When You Reached Out To Them ]
[ They Turned In To A Ghost ]

[ Never Returning Your Call ]
[ Watching From Afar ]
[ As You Fall ]
[ Then Choosing To Go Get Drunk, In Their Favorite Bar ]

[ Memories Of Your Past ]
[ Are Supposed To Last ]
[ Not Dissipate So Fast ]

[ But There Are Those That Wants Your Memory To Be Selective ]
[ Not Collective ]
[ They Want It Broken ]
[ It Is For Their Protection That You Don’t Be Reflective ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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(191)▪︎[ I’ll Remember! … 2•27•2020 ]

[ Will You Remember Me? ]
[ I Will Remember You ]
[ Will You Always See? ]
[ How It’s Always Been When It Is Just Us Two ]

[ Every Memory ]
[ I Follow All Of The Way Through ]
[ When I Think Carefully ]
[ I See What I Need To Do ]
[ I Know That I Will Always Know Where You Will Be ]
[ When I Have You Immortalized In A Tattoo ]

[ I’ll Always Have You Looking Out For Me Over My Shoulder ]
[ So You’ll Also Age ]
[ Too ]
[ As I Grow Older ]

[ It Won’t Fade Away ]
[ It Will Forever Look Brand New ]
[ Like The First Day ]
[ It Will Look Pretty Cool ]

[ You’ll Be With Me Wherever I Go ]
[ You Won’t Pass Me By ]
[ When I Start Moving Slow ]

[ When I Turn My Head To Say { HI } ]
[ You Will Always Know ]
[ If I’m Down & Want To Say { GOODBYE } ]
[ You’ll Say { UH, NO } ]

[ You’ll Rejoice With Me Through The Highs ]
[ & You Won’t Leave Me When I’m Low ]

[ You’ll Always Have My Back ]
[ & You’ll Warn Me Of Any Attacks ]

[ If You Were Still Here, I’d Do The Same ]
[ But I’d Play A Game ]
[ I’d Whisper Your Name ]

[ Over & Over In Your Ear ]
[ Until I Made It Clear ]
[ That I’ll Always Be Here ]

[ I Then Won’t Need A Car ]
[ To Drive Very Far ]
[ & I Will Not Get Drunk ]
[ & Leave You Stranded In A Bar ]

[ Even Though Physically You Will No Longer Be Right By My Side ]
[ You’ll Always Be In My Thoughts ]
[ That’s One Thing That Will Never Subside ]
[ & I’ll Know That Tattoo That I Got ]
[ Will Be Shown With Pride ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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[319]▪︎[ Remember? … 4•28•2022 ]

[ Go Swiftly Into The Night ]
[ Without A Fight ]
[ Waiting For The Uplifting Morning Light ]

[ Nighttime ]
[ Should Not Be Frightime ]

[ It Should Be A Time Of Relaxation ]
[ It Should Not Be A Time Of Consternation ]

[ Anxiety Is The Worst When It‘s Dark ]
[ You Hear The Wind & The Hard Rain ]
[ Contrasted By The Occasional Dog Bark ]

[ There Are No Lights On Your Street ]
[ There Is No Moonlight To Let You See The Person You Might
Meet ]

[ There Are Moonless Nights When You Can’t See Your Hand
When It Is Right In Front Of Your Face ]
[ That Is When You Have Your Keys In Your Left Hand ]
[ & The Right Hand Has A Tight Grip Of Your Canister Of Mace ]

[ It Is Not Because Of The Occasional Neighborhood Kid
Flying By On His Mountain Bike ]
[ It Is Because Of Your Past & The People You Did Not Like ]

[ Your Past Took You Down Many Winding Paths Where Nobody1
Likes To Go ]
[ You Just Do Not Want To Run Into Someone That You
Used To Know ]

[ Back Then You Were Ashamed & Embarrassed By The Things That
Used To Occupy Your Time ]
[ While Others Were Making Bank ]
[ You Could Not Even Find A Dime ]

[ You Know That Is All In The Past? ]
[ When You Put Your Heart Into It ]
[ You Made A Change Really Fast ]

[ Nobody Is Perfect By Any Means ]
[ But People Have To Choose (1) Side Or The Other ]
[ There Is No Such Thing As Being In-Between ]

[ Pick (1) With All Of Your Best Effort ]
[ & Stay Out Of Prison ]
[ Always Remember Your Dates In Court ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [酪]

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