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 Own You (Poetry) Never forget that I own you. [88 words] Imperfection (Poetry) - [62 words] In Your Dreams (Poetry) - [71 words] Infidelity (Poetry) When a husband ignores his wife, a marriage will crumble and the wife will stray... [98 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]
I Need R Bennett Okerstrom
The day was lost and it's so lonely,
You didn't know it, but I thought you owed me,
For all the reasons that you said goodbye,
For all the hours that you made me cry.
Now I sit here in my rocking chair,
Wishing you were here or I was there,
But I know that it will never be,
I only wish that I could make you see.
That I need you more than ever,
That I need to see you, but I never,
That I need to hold you next to me,
That I need you baby can't you see?
Now I'm dying without you here,
Now I'm drowning in my own tears,
Now it's time for me to let you go,
But I need to tell you so you'll know,
That I love you.
Yeah, I love you.
READER'S REVIEWS (15) DISCLAIMER: STORYMANIA DOES NOT PROVIDE AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWS. ALL REVIEWS ARE PROVIDED BY NON-ASSOCIATED VISITORS, REGARDLESS OF THE WAY THEY CALL THEMSELVES.
"your poetry brougt tears to my eyes....do you have any more like it? This poem discribed my past few weeks in so little words, amazing!" -- Brooklyn Kennedy, Westwood, Mass, usa.
"This is actually a song that I wrote, but it qualifies more as a poem since I never actually put music to it. It was written during a period when I was lost, without someone to share words with. " -- R. Bennett.
"You are quite a romantic person. Are you single???" -- Tori.
"I appreciate your favorable reviews Ms. Tori, but, alas, I am not available." -- R. Bennett.
"You are amazing indeed! I have read all your poems. This is one of my favorites. Please put it to music. Congrats to the lucky lady." -- JM.
"I'm really glad you didn't drown (;o) ...." -- Judith.
"it would take me thousands of words to say this and still never capture the feeling - " -- Just A Guy.
"This would make a really pretty song...I've got a rythme if you're interested. Mind of I put some chords to it? I play a little guitar. And I do mean a little, lol." -- Michelle.
"This is excellent work! Where does your your inspiration for this type of work stem?" -- Molly.
"Be my guest Michelle. I really didn't have an inspiration when I wrote this. It just sort of came to me like so much of my work does. When I get a thought in the car I record it on my voice mail. When I'm at work I e-mail myself. Other times I just jot down a line or two to jog my memory so I can write the rest later. It's funny how these things come to me. I appreciate all of your support -- all of you. None of this would mean a thing if people didn't like reading it!" -- R. Bennett .
"this one strummed the heart strings..." -- mandi, va.
"Quite the reaction I was looking for when I wrote it. I'm not always focused on darkness." -- R. Bennett.
"Wow! The depth of longing that this poem reflects pulls you into it's emotion. I loved this poem! Very well written!" -- Carmen Gambel, Kamloops, B.C., Canada.
"Oops, that's Carmen Gamble...typed too fast!" -- Carmen Gamble.
"Glad you liked it Carmen. How 'bout them Blazers in the WHL, eh?" -- R. Bennett.
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