(082)▪︎[ Please Do Not Share … 2026 ]

[ In The Last (5yrs) Life Has Seemed To Lost All Of Its Fun ]
[ Whenever You Go Outside You No Longer Seek Out The Warmth & Comfort Of The Sun ]
[ Or You Feel Like Bowing Your Head & Taking Off On A Dead Run ]

[ One Thing That You Still Love To Do Is Give ]
[ One Thing That You Are Losing ]
[ Is Your Will To Live ]
[ That Seems To Be Of Your Own Choosing ]
[ Since Everything Has Been Thrown In A Sieve ]

[ Whenever The Front Door Closes, You Feel Mentally Spent ]
[ You Have No Idea Where Thqe Zest For Life Went ]
[ You Try To Have A Good Day, But That Doesn’t Seem To Make A Dent ]

[ Lately You Wish That You Could Control Your Happiness By Simply Turning A Dial ]
[ Now You Can’t Even Seem To Hold A Smile ]
[ For Much Longer Than Awhile ]

[ You Feel Like You Are Aging Right Before Your Very Own Bloodshot Eyes ]
[ You Are Being Accused Of Telling Lies ]
[ But You Are Not ]
[ You Are Not Like Most Guys ]
[ Go Ahead & Polygraph You Right On The Spot ]

[ You Have No Money To Offer Another Woman ]
[ You Don’t Have The Good Looks Like The Average Man ]

[ You Feel Like Your Kind Is Headed For Extinction ]
[ Because Nothing About You Shines Of Distinction ]

[ In Your Mind, Chivalry Isn’t Dead ]
[ You Thought That Your Life Got A New Start ]
[ The Day You Were Wed ]
[ But Sometimes It Is Your Heart ]
[ That You Leave Tucked Under Your Pillows On The Bed ]

[ You Have Escaped Death Now More Than (9) Times ]
[ You Have Committed Zero Crimes ]
[ You Have Written Thousands Of Poetic Stories That Rhyme ]

[ You Felt That Over (23yrs) Ago You Found True Joy ]
[ When Your Wife Gave Birth To Your Only Child ]
[ A Boy ]
[ Raising Him Was Like Maneuvering A Canoe Down The River Nile ]

[ That Joy Did Not Last All That Long ]
[ You Cannot Pinpoint When Everything Started Going Wrong ]
[ Was The Father-Son Bond Ever That Strong? ]

[ There Is Something That You Do Know ]
[ Your Relationship Now ]
[ Sure Is One Big Shit Show ]

[ Things Have Happened Way In The Past That Still Affect You Now ]
[ You  Want To Forgive & Forget ]
[ P.T.S.D. Really Affects Your Ability To Figure Out How ]
[ When You Try To Move In That Direction Your Feet Feel Like They Are In Concrete That’s Wet ]

[ Is This Something Like Your Big Cry For Help? ]
[ Well, If Life Was A Business That You Visited ]
[ It Would Get A Horrible Rating On Yelp ]

[ You Feel Like You Are (0-4) As Far As Parents Go ]
[ You Kind Of Feel The Names “Mom & Dad” Are Just Words, With Zero ]
[ Lasting Glow ]

[ Oh Hell ]
[ With Models Like Them ]
[ No Wonder Parenting Did Not Go So Well ]

[ You Know That People Are Going To Throw Their Really Wise (2cents) In ]
[ The Ring ]
[ Well Those People Can Take Their Bony Pointer Fingers & Sit & Spin ]
[ Tell Them It Won’t Sting ]
[ If They Don’t Even Begin ]

[ To Say Whatever Advice Or Words That They Want To Say ]
[ On Anyday ]
[ In Any Way ]

[ You Have A Very Small Circle Of Family That You’ve Made ]
[ There Is Not A Single Person In Your Circle That You Would Trade ]
[ Or Tell To Stand In The Shade ]

[ Each Person Brings So Many Things To Your Life ]
[ No One Has Ever Grabbed Your Throat & Threatened You With A Knife ]
[ The Sunshine Used To Shine On You Through The Smile Of Your Wife ]

[ Not So Much Anymore ]
[ Instead Of The Smile Being A Window To Her Soul ]
[ She Has Shut Down As Easy As It Is To Close A Door ]
[ & Your Marriage Has Tumbled Down A Rabbit Hole ]

[ You No Longer Feel Free ]
[ You Can No Longer See ]
[ How Good Things Could Be ]

[ You No Longer See The Bright Side Of The Street ]
[ Your Emotions Feel Beat ]

[ Down ]
[ You Now Have A Perpetual Frown ]
[ You Look Like You Have Shed The Tears Of A Sad Clown ]
 
[ Where Can You Hide ]
[ How Many Times Have You Felt That You Were Just Along For The Ride? ]
[ How Many Times Has Your Heart Died ]
[ & Unfortunately Been Revived? ]

[ Because You Don’t Want To Hurt Anyone ]
[ The Reasons That You Are Saying This To Each & Every Single One ]
[ Is Because You Love Them A Ton ]

[ To All Of Your Friends That You Are Sending This To ]
[ You Are Writing Them This Story Because You Did Not Know What Else You Could Do ]
[ If Any Of Them Have Thought That You Have Recently Seemed Distant ]
[ This Story Just Might Be A Small Clue ]

[ You Are Struggling ]
[ & It Is Depression & Fear That You Have Been Juggling ]
[ It Is Your Fear Of The Unknown Future That You Find Troubling ]

[ It Is Uncanny ]
[ How Many ]

[ Times The Years Have Passed You By ]
[ & How Many Issues Have You Failed To See Eye-to-Eye! ]
[ Whenever You See Your Friends ]
[ You Want To Say, “Hello”, Not “Goodbye” ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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(071)▪︎[ Here Is The Deal … 2026 ]

[ Some Days It Feels Like Frustration & Despair Drips From Every Pore ]
[ You Feel Like You Cannot Take Anymore ]

[ Accusations & Stress ]
[ How In The World Can You Get Out Of This Mess? ]
[ Every Single Night You Can Only Guess ]

[ About What Is Going To Happen When The Sun Melts Into The Ocean ]
[ You Wish You Could Foresee When The Commotion ]

[ Will Come Upon You ]
[ Because As It Stands ]
[ There Never Is Some Kind Of Social Cue ]
[ That Demands ]
[ Your Attention Like A Hidden Clue ]

[ There Is Never A Path Of Rice Crispis To Follow ]
[ Words Without Any Actions ]
[ Come Across Hollow ]

[ You Can’t Keep Hitting Your Head Against The Concrete Wall In Your Mind ]
[ In Real Life, It Causes You To Fall Behind ]
[ But In Your Head, It Seems Like You Are Blind ]

[ Because You Used To Be Good @ Reading The Writing On The Walls ]
[ But Now, In Today’s World, You Now Have To Read Between The Lines ]
[ You Used To Hope For Comforting Calls ]
[ & Reading Signs ]

[ You Just Are No Good ]
[ @ Those (2) Things ]
[ Now, Information Is Misunderstood ]
[ & Good Deeds Are Attached By Strings ]

[ You Are A Dinosaur Trying To Live To Be (65) ]
[ How Can You Have Any Chance To Thrive ]
[ When You Don’t Even Drive? ]

[ You Have To Always Ask For A Ride ]
[ Being @ The Mercy Of Others ]
[ Sure Can Take Your Pride ]
[ For A Ride ]
[ You Can’t Even Talk To Your Brother ]
[ About The Pain You Feel Inside ]

[ So Who Can You Trust That Will Treat Your Feelings Real? ]
[ Who Can You Talk To About How You Truly Feel? ]
[ If They Want You To Make A Promise ]
[ Tell Them, “I Will Only Make You A Deal!” ]

[ You’ve Seen People Using A Promise As A Token ]
[ That’s Why People Think That Nothing Happens If A Promise Is Broken ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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(066)▪︎[ You Deserve To Be Heard … 3•16•2026 ]

[ @ The End Of The Day ]
[ You Need To Find A Way ]

[ To Use Your Voice ]
[ Even Though Those Around You Only Call It Noise ]

[ Trust Your Gut More ]
[ Make Your Presence Known ]
[ When You Come In The Door ]

[ Stand-Up & Be Yourself ]
[ Don’t Try To Pattern Your Actions After Someone Else ]

[ You Will Learn ]
[ You Don’t Have To Be Loud ]
[ To Be Heard ]
[ When In A Crowd ]

[ Purge Your Mistakes From The Past ]
[ Make The Sound Of Your Words Last ]
[ Don’t Be Discouraged So Fast ]

[ It Has Become Crystal Clear ]
[ That You Have A Voice That The Masses Should Hear ]

[ Listen To The Waves Breaking ]
[ Onto The Sand ]
[ There Is No Such Thing As Faking ]
[ When You Are In Demand ]

[ Don’t Turn Weak & Melt ]
[ Stand & Tighten Your Belt ]
[ Then Make Your Presence Felt ]

[ Smile In The Face Of Danger ]
[ Be Steadfast ]
[ Never Let Them See Your Anger ]

[ Stay Humble When Facing The Shouting ]
[ Be The Calm One In The Room ]
[ To Start Them Doubting ]

[ Never Let Them Cause You To Be Weak ]
[ When You Have A Point To Make, Than Speak ]

[ When Speaking Your Mind ]
[ Always Try To Be Kind ]

[ You Weren’t Put On This Earth To Spew Hate ]
[ Then You Can Anticipate ]
[ Your Fate ]

[ Because Ever Since Your Birth ]
[ You Have Had To Prove Your Worth ]
[ On This Earth ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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(001)▪︎[ Learned … 2026 ]

What is the last thing you learned?

[ The Last Thing You Learned? ]

[ You Cannot Really Answer That ]

[ There Is Not A Last Thing ]

[ You Are (62yrs) Old & A College Graduate ]

[ One Important Thing That You Learned Along The Way Was If You Keep An Open Mind, You Can Learn Something New Every Day ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

(001)▪︎[ Growth … 2026 ]

What experiences in life helped you grow the most?

[ What Experience Caused You The Most Growth? ]

[ You Would Have To Say What Happened In February, 1982 ]

[ Don Told You That He Is Giving You (2) Weeks To Move Out ]

[ You Were Not Ready For That, But You Were Pretty Calm About It ]

[ You Did Not Know How To Fend For Yourself, Because You Were Never Told To ]

[ You Turned (18yrs) Old In June Of 1981 ]

[ The Move Really Caused You To Grow Up & Do Everything On Your Own ]

[ No More Parental Help ]

[ You Told Yourself, “If You Won’t Do It, Nobody Will” ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

(001)▪︎[ The Hardest DIY Project … 2026 ]

Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on.

[ This Project Seems To Have A Mind Of Its Own Once You Passed The (25yr) Mark ]

[ The Very Hardest DIY Project? ]

[ The Very Hardest DIY Project You Have Ever Taken On Has To Be Marriage ]

[ This Is The Hardest But Most Rewarding Project You Have Ever Stepped Into ]

[ You’re Changing Through The Years & So Is She. You Just Hope You Are Not Changing Away From Each Other ]

[ No (2dys) Are Alike ]

[ But You Love Her Like No Other ]

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

(001)▪︎[ Decision … 2025 ]

What’s the hardest decision you’ve ever had to make? Why?

[ The Hardest Decision That Was Needed To Be Made ]

[ You Like To Think That Forrest Gump Was Right When He Compared Life To A Box Of Chocolates ]

[ You Tend To Think That Life Is Littered With Pieces Of Chocolate, But Also As Many Land Mines Along The Path ]

[ @ Any Specific Time, You Are Faced With Hard Decisions To Make ]

[ Maybe The Hardest Ones Could Be Looked @ As Putting Out The Nearest Fire ]

[ (6mo’s) After You Turned (18yrs) Old You Had To Find A Couple Of Guys, & Then A Place To Live When Dear Old Don Told You To Get Out Of His Home ]

[ Then (9mo’s) Later You Decided To Pack Your Stuff Up Again & Move Over (300mi) South To Go To College ]

[ For The Next (43yrs) Life Has Been Dotted With Hard Decisions That Personally Affected Your Life & Future ]

[ One Of The Biggest, Most Important Decisions You Made In Your Life Happened Over (31yrs) Ago. First It Was To Ask This Woman Nicole If She Wanted To Go Beyond Being Friends, & Try To Make A Go @ Being A Couple ]

[ She Thought It Over For A Very Long (5sec), Then Said, “Sure, Why Not?” ]

[ A Couple Of Months Later You Made Another Important Decision Concerning Your Future … Should You Pay Exact Change For Another Burger, Or Just Get Change?! ]

[ Oh Ya, December 25th, 1994 You Asked Nicole To Marry You? You Could Not Believe How Long It Took Her To Answer, “Sure, Why Not?” ]

[ Oh, If Only She Would Have Had The Lucky Hindsight To See What Exactly She Was Signing Up For, She Probably Would Have Thought Twice About It ]

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~