(167)▪︎[ You Never … 2026 ]

[ The Blue Sky Used To Be Over Your House ]
[ In Your Eyes ]
[ The Sun Would Shine Through Your Spouse ]

[ But That Does Not Happen Anymore ]
[ Your Hopes & Dreams ]
[ Are All Scattered Across The Floor ]
[ It Seems ]

[ You Have Very Little Doubt ]
[ That There Is Any Future Plans To Talk About ]

[ Your Life Feels Awash Like The Waves You Hear Coming Out Of The Alexa ]
[ To Your Left ]
[ Now It Sounds Like A Good Idea ]
[ To Carefully Watch Your Every Step ]

[ It Has Become Known ]
[ & Shown ]
[ You Should Now Be In The “C.Y.A. Zone” ]
[ Unless, Of Course, You Are Alone ]

[ She Does Not Come Back To Where You Sit, To Put Eyes On You ]
[ She Does Know What To Do ]
[ But She Acts Like She Does Not Have A Single Clue ]

[ What So Ever ]
[ You Used To Think This Would Last Forever ]
[ & A Day ]
[ Now You Know, This Will Never ]
[ Work Again, In Any Way ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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(292)▪︎[ Romance … 7/3/2025 ]

What’s your definition of romantic?

[ Your Definition Of Romantic ]
[ Is Kind Of Anti-Climatic ]

[ Everybody’s Definition Is Very Subjective ]
[ Because This Subject ]
[ Should Not Be Looked @ As Objective ]

[ Romance ]
[ Should Not Be Based On Facts ]
[ Everything Should Be By Chance ]
[ & How The Other Person Reacts ]

[ A Man Could Think That He Was Being Romantic By Buying Her A Rose ]
[ But His Partner Has Allergies ]
[ So It Affects Her Nose ]

[ She Won’t Like Candy On Any Day ]
[ She Thinks The Pounds Won’t Look Good On Her ]
[ Then When She Talks About Tooth Decay ]
[ She Seems So Sure ]

[ Romance Is In The Eye Of The Beholder ]
[ As The Guy Gets Older ]
[ His Resolve To Do Something Romantic Grows Colder ]
[ Instead Of Bolder ]

[ Sometimes People Will Look @ A Hopeless Romantic ]
[ & Thinks He Acts Like A Crazy Lunatic ]

[ Some Women Think Chivalry Is Dead ]
[ In The Water ]
[ Is It All In Their Head ]
[ Because They Never Saw A Sign Of It Coming From Their Father ]

[ When You Have Been Married For ½ Of Your Life ]
[ You Still Try To Do Romantic Actions For Your  Wife ]

[ Try ]
[ Fail, Try Again ]
[ Don’t Tell Her A Lie ]
[ As A Way To Begin ]

[ Romance In A Marriage Is Still A Thing ]
[ Always Treat Your Wife Like A Queen ]
[ Then Watch The Kinds Of Comments That Will Bring ]

[ When You Try To Be Romantic It Is Not Meant To Shine A Light On Yourself ]
[ When You Try To Be Romantic It Is For Someone Else ]

[ Romance Can Have A Really Broad Definition ]
[ With Everything That Is Going On In This World ]
[ Being Romantic Is A Pretty Good Condition ]

[ To Have … ]

Mahalo Nui Loa
Na,
Lopaka DeVoe