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TITLE (EDIT)
Infidelity
DESCRIPTION
When a husband ignores his wife, a marriage will crumble and the wife will stray...
[98 words]
AUTHOR
R Bennett Okerstrom
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A collection of my work from circa 1995 to the present. Some dark and deep, others bright and cheerful.
[December 2014]
AUTHOR'S OTHER TITLES (63)
Asylum Of My Soul (Poetry) Nowhere to go. [36 words]
Blanket Of Trust (Poetry) Take my secret to your grave [59 words]
Blood Game (Songs) A lyrical taste of the hunt created solely for a friend's upcoming novel. [139 words] [Horror]
Broken Halo (Songs) An angel falls from her sky [182 words]
Bryna (Poetry) Saying goodbye to my mom [131 words]
Columbian Necktie (Songs) When you've said one too many things to piss someone off...someone writes a heavy metal song about you. [99 words] [Horror]
Dark Wave (Poetry) Exorcising demons of the past [113 words]
Deliverance (Poetry) Lingering thoughts and images of something I cannot recall. [97 words]
Denial (Poetry) Forbidden love [191 words]
Downtown: Coney Island Footlong (Poetry) Part four of a series referring to Downtown Detroit's homeless population. [635 words]
Downtown: Do You Have A Quarter? (Poetry) Part one of a series referring to Downtown Detroit's homeless population. [315 words]
Downtown: Mr. O.D.C. Preacher (Poetry) Part three of a series referring to Downtown Detroit's homeless population. [261 words]
Downtown: One Eye (Poetry) Part two of a series referring to Downtown Detroit's homeless population. [223 words]
Dreamscape: The Thirst (Poetry) It even happens in your dreams. [77 words]
Echoes In My Head (Poetry) Laying in bed on December 24th. [61 words] [Drama]
Eternal Desire (Poetry) A vampire will stop at nothing to claim his bride and grant her immortality. [84 words]
Ever And Ever (Songs) Just another heavy guitar and deep baseline type of song on the subject of immortality. [127 words]
Faceless (Songs) The rise to the top can end abruptly. [116 words]
Feels Like Forever (Poetry) Sometimes you miss someone, if even for a day, and it feels like forever. [66 words] [Romance]
Here Alone (Songs) Sometimes you never see it coming [104 words]
I Keep On Falling For You (Songs) Just found it and others in a folder tagged "1993 Work" [142 words]
I Need (Poetry) This is a song about never really knowing what you had until it's gone. [124 words]
I Own You (Poetry) Never forget that I own you. [88 words]
Imperfection (Poetry) - [62 words]
In Your Dreams (Poetry) - [71 words]
Influence (Poetry) How influential can a demon of the night be? [218 words]
Losing Battle (Poetry) Prepare for sin. [109 words]
Lost Without You (Songs) More from the "1993 Work" folder. [179 words]
Mended Heart (Poetry) - [90 words]
Never Regret What Makes You Smile (Poetry) When two people want to be together and they aren't. [94 words] [Relationships]
New Beginning (Poetry) - [93 words]
Nobody Likes You (Songs) How does it feel to be the person that has everything but friends? [170 words]
Nothing (Poetry) - [77 words]
Progressive Silence (Poetry) Sometimes there is no sound. Starting over never works. [79 words]
R.A.O. (Poetry) Saying goodbye to my Dad [79 words]
Remember (To Remind Me) (Songs) Punkish song. [103 words]
Saddam Hussein (Poetry) I was bored. Therefore I write. [39 words]
Sanguinary (Poetry) The blood continues to flow in this experimental preface followed by poetry. [128 words] [Horror]
Seed (Poetry) Are eight lines enough? [44 words]
Shattered Dream (Poetry) The result of betrayal by one's best friend and one's girlfriend. [141 words]
Shut Your Mouth (Songs) Sometimes you just need to shut your mouth! [92 words]
Six (Poetry) What would you do with only six days? [68 words]
Someone Like You (Poetry) - [74 words]
Sounds Of A Summer Countryside (Poetry) - [113 words]
Standing On The Edge Of Depression (Poetry) Self-worth, self-pity and self-confidence. [137 words]
Storymania (Poetry) What is Storymania? [97 words]
Temporary Dreams (Poetry) - [36 words]
The Din (Poetry) 42 strong words. [42 words]
The Embrace (Poetry) A newly born vampire's first taste. [90 words]
The Voice (Poetry) Evil whispers across the wind. [127 words]
Theend (Songs) It's the end of this relationship. [106 words]
To Be Alone (Songs) I'd rather be alone than trapped. [106 words]
Unbridled Fury: The Battle To Breathe (Essays) Subconscious thought... [685 words]
Unbridled Fury: The Subconscious (Essays) Subconscious thought... [365 words]
Undaunting (Poetry) Bring me home [66 words] [Motivational]
Unflowing (Poetry) - [62 words]
Untitled -- 1989 (Poetry) As taken from "Disintegration". [96 words]
Us (Poetry) - [182 words]
Wake Of Destruction (Songs) You can run, but you cannot outrun fate. [112 words]
We Are Right (Poetry) You should always fight for what�s right in life and in love. [113 words] [Romance]
Witch Hunt (Poetry) Defeating the evil that takes away life is more difficult than it seems. [165 words] [Horror]
(I See) The Light (Poetry) Can you see the light? [98 words]
(It's Time To) Cut The Cord (Songs) There comes a time when you just need to cut the cord [131 words]
Infidelity
R Bennett Okerstrom

She waits for him to understand.
But he won't understand.
She waits for him to realize.
But he won't realize.
She waits for him to justify.
But he won't justify.

When togetherness becomes insipid
She looks for something more.
When companionship becomes lassitude
She looks for something new.
When forever becomes eternity
She looks for something true.

Separation of guilt from infidelity
In an attempt to achieve happiness
Seems difficult to comprehend.

Lustful eyes, alluring lips, soft touch.

Vows of the past sometimes fade
To words simply spoken at a different time.
Promises kept for years, even decades
Become opaque as time divides two souls.

She waits for him to understand
But he wont understand at all.


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READER'S REVIEWS (37)
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"i love your poetry.it's a great job and full of honesty :)" -- Lizzy bryan, Chicago.
"Right fuckin' on, man." -- jkpayson.
"A subject I know all too well. Excellnt work. You are incredibly talented! " -- JM.
"While the lonely man fails to understand... You've shown a bit of depth here, perhaps your hyper-masculinity IS surmountable." -- olef .
"Hyper-masculinity huh? " -- R. Bennett.
"Full of honesty, but hopefully not personal experience. Some of this is pretty dark. ;-)" -- Mistina, Memphis, TN, USA.
"Shouldn't that read, "Mistina, NYC, NY" by now? This poem is meant to be from the married woman's perspective, not from mine. I'm not a married woman (I don't think) :-)" -- R. Bennett.
"Referring to the overall dark body. Not this poem in particular." -- Mistina.
"There is always light to balance the darkness! Remember this: "Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadows."" -- R. Bennett.
"In my situation it was my husband that cheated, but your words truly helped me find acceptance, forgiveness and peace. Now I can finally see the sunshine. Thank you!" -- JM.
"That is incredibly neat that a poem would have that effect on you. The finest compliment a writer can receive." -- Mistina.
"BTW, R. Bennett--You know that some of us prefer the shadows." -- Mistina.
"I am one of them." -- R. Bennett.
"I'll take the sunshine anyday. Thanks for pointing the way." -- JM.
"Often times the man can be blind. He should see this coming." -- P. Stewart.
"You are correct. But some men can't see it coming because they are too engulfed in themselves and not their significant other." -- R. Bennett.
"Spoken like a true romantic" -- Meghan, Atlanta, Georgia.
"At times." -- R. Bennett.
"Just remember there are two sides to every story." -- JM.
"I'm not sure what you are referring to JM. " -- R. Bennett.
"Just the perspective of a married woman who was cheated on. Being cheated on was the most painful experience of my life. Building the bridge to get over it took a long time, but I have some very special people in my life today because I was able to do that. Blaming the other person just delayed the healing process. As I stated before, reading this poem actually helped me to understand and stop blaming. I don't know if that makes any sense or not." -- JM.
"I understand what you are saying now." -- R. Bennett.
"No...we do not understand...ever" -- mattie, va.
"When it comes to infidelity it is usually harder to understand why two people are even together if one or both stray. Convenience? For the kids? Adventure? ????" -- R. Bennett.
"Fear kept me in my marriage, R. Bennett. I was afraid of being alone, afaid I wouldn't be able to survive without him. Pretty sad isn't it? It's even sadder to think about some of the things I would have missed out on had I not overcome that fear." -- JM.
"Absolutely Brillant! Powerful, Poignant and as Honest as prose can get! You sir are a true Poet!!!" -- Monte.
"Thanks Monte! I thought you might like it." -- R. Bennett.
"I thought it was very powerful. I totally get it, too. I've felt these feelings and this is as real as it gets. It takes a true writer to capture the true feelings of others when they have no personal experience of what they are writing about. Excellent work RB, as usual." -- Michelle.
"Thanks again Michelle!!" -- R. Bennett.
"Whoa! This says it all! Bravo!" -- The Reviewer.
"It's always a pleasure to read your poetry; it's very strong. You deserve to be on the most read list! Congrats. I'm working on songs lately--mostly therapy. Let me know what you think of Seven Eleven and Some. I value your opinion." -- Mia Angello, WI.
"Thank you Mia. I will review your work and let ya know what I think. " -- R. Bennett.
"Excellent job, RB. You're a lot deeper than you appear with that pretty boy face and smart ass attitude. I guess you didn't cut ALL your English classes at MSU. " -- Mr. Big B, Wood Dale, USA, IL.
"No, not all of them Mr. B." -- R. Bennett.
"There is a definite reason why this poem has historically stayed on the Top Hits list. This is a work of art. Well done." -- Harold, Worchester, MA, USA.
"Thank you Harold. Your kind words flatter me." -- R. Bennett.
"Interesting how we go into marriage with such unbridled enthusiasm to be different. I agree...she has a long wait." -- Royal D.

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STORYMANIA PUBLICATION DATE
December 2007
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