(975)▪︎[ Well, Do You? … 11•22•2020 ]

[ Do You Have The Drive ]
[ To Strive ]
[ For Doing The Best While You Are Alive? ]

[ Or Do You Throw A Fit? ]
[ Then Sit ]
[ While You Quit ]
[ Not Wanting To Deal With Anymore Of It? ]

[ It, Being Life ]
[ Then Not Listen To Your Husband Or Wife ]

[ Then Turn Off The Daylight ]
[ Then, While Looking Into The Night ]
[ You Lose Sight ]
[ Of The Right ]
[ Fight ]

[ Selling Your Soul ]
[ To Attempt To Figure Out Your Whole ]
[ Role ]

[ & Then Learn What You Need To Bring ]
[ To Take Your Place ]
[ In The Bigger Scheme ]
[ Of Things ]

[ Do You Know ]
[ Whether To Go ]
[ Fast Or Slow? ]
[ If Someone Says ( NO! ) ]

[ Will You Find The Need ]
[ To Read ]
[ The Instructions To Complete The Deed ]
[ That Makes You Succeed? ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(051)▪︎[ Well? … 1•14•2021 ]

[ Are Your Memories Full Of Mistakes That Were Made? ]
[ Or Lessons Learned? ]
[ Would You Always Trade ]
[ Back In ]
[ The Mistakes That Caused You Concern? ]

[ Are The Lessons Learned Always Because Of The
     Mistakes You Make? ]
[ Can You Magically Make A Pie? ]
[ After You Tried To Make A Cake? ]

[ The Knowledge That Mistakes Bring ]
[ Are Not Tied Together By Strings ]

[ You Try Your Hardest To Not Make The Same Mistakes
     Twice ]
[ Not Burning Your Hand On A Hot Stove Again ]
[ Would Be Really Nice ]

[ Sometimes My Mistakes Makes Their Way Into My Dreams ]
[ I Have No Control Of That It Seems ]

[ Everyday I Wind Around Lifes Potholes ]
[ Many Times In My Life ]
[ I Have Questioned My Roles ]

[ Of What I’m Supposed To Be ]
[ In Today’s Fractious Society ]

[ Do I Wear Many Hats, Or Just Concentrate On Just A Few? ]
[ I Don’t Have The Heart Or Energy ]
[ To Take On Anything New ]
[ I Never Want To Shift The Spotlight On Me ]
[ So Others Can Taunt ( OH BOO HOO ) ]

[ I Don’t Believe In Pity Parties So You Could Sit In The
     Corner & Pout ]
[ I Thoroughly Believe In Working Things Out ]
[ Then I Can Fall Asleep With No Nagging Doubts ]

~ The End ~

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

(357)▪︎[ Um, Well?… 4•28•2021 ]

[ What Does A Comfortable Life Consist Of? ]
[ Money, Expensive Toys, Fast Cars? ]
[ Or Familial Love? ]

[ Some Say That Money Can Buy Happiness ]
[ & Some Say Money Can Be A Mess ]

[ If You Are Able To Afford The Best ]
[ Are You Able To Get Any Rest? ]
[ Money Can Never Take Away That Pain In Your Chest ]

[ I’ve Never Had Money, So I Wouldn’t Know That Side ]
[ If I Ever Said That I Would Not Like Money ]
[ I Probably Lied ]

[ Enough Money To Pay My Bills ]
[ Would Be Nice ]
[ Would I Go On Vacations For Exciting Thrills? ]
[ Uh … That I Would Have To Think About Twice ]

[ To Some, I Don’t Have Alot ]
[ But If You Put Me On The Spot ]
[ I’d Say That I Am Really Happy With What I’ve Got ]

[ I Have A Loving Wife That Has Stood By Me For Almost
     25 Years ]
[ I Have A Great Son Who Keeps Up With His Peers ]
[ I’m Not Drunk From Drinking Whiskey & Beers ]
[ But I Do Have My Fears ]

[ The Fear Of Where Is Society Going? ]
[ Why Isn’t This Virus Slowing? ]

[ Society Is Filled With So Much Hate Nowadays ]
[ We’ve Lost The Human Touch ]
[ in So Many Ways ]
[ For So Many Days ]

[ A Comfortable Life Never Saw This Coming ]
[ The Way That Our Leaders Are Constantly Mumbling &
     Grumbling ]
[ Makes This All Mind Numbing ]

[ Everything Is Upside Down ]
[ The Politicians Are Not Leading ]
[ Because Washington Is A Circus Full Of Clowns ]

[ In America’s Biggest Crisis They Don’t Feel The Need ]
[ To Lead ]
[ Or Give More Money For Families Can Feed ]

[ Their Own ]
[ Or Pay On Their Loans ]
[ For Their Homes ]

[ That Totally Changes What A Comfortable Life Looks
     Like ]
[ Now It Is An Inflation Hike ]
[ & A Virus Spike ]

[ Life Has Changed ]
[ Priorities Need To Be Rearranged ]

[ But Don’t Come Closer Than Six Feet ]
[ Until This Virus Can Be Beat ]

[ I’ll Grab My Family & Stay Home ]
[ Because On The Other Side Of That Door ]
[ Is The Unknown ]

~ The End ~

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