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Stay insaneShe wipes the mud off of her face, and flashes a quick grin
Her jeans are tight and faded, make up's smeared across her skin
Her eye brows need some plucking, her nails are dull and plain
She talks so fast that people sometimes think that she's insane

She tried the Gothic movement, and she couldn't get it right
The dark colors bleached her skin, turned her a sickly white
She tried to play the rock star, the preppy, and the geek
But every fad she tried to match was dead within a week

She looks into the mirror, and wonders what I see
She sees a cloud of imperfection, dreaming of what else she could be
I see her stretch her cheek out, pull herStay insane2 years ago in Songs & Lyrics

Rise AboveI can feel the bitter sting of another day spent wasted dwelling on what has gone,
Teased and tormented by the tragedies that seem to linger on too long,
I look out into the shadows left behind me,
Stare into the darkness and see the demons yet to find me,
And cry out to the sky, why did it all go so very wrong?

I stare into a candles flickering flame and dream of prayers and ancient spells,
Cursing, begging, pleading to unseen spirits to deliver me from my hell,
My eyes are trapped inside the dancing shadows,
Instead of focusing on the flames ebbs and flows,
The haunting doubts linger on, the fears I just can't seem to quell.

Every kiss coRise Above2 years ago in Songs & Lyrics

The World I KnowHello. I'm Ebahr. I live in a corner of dA somewhere between the coffee pot and the restroom doors. It's a quiet little corner, very little every happens there. So I was surprised when a poem I uploaded led to a handful of conversations in comments, and a cluster of private conversation in messengers and RL. The poem was called Stay insane http://ebahr.deviantart.com/art/Stay-insane-210541933 and the conversations it led into were about self perception and views of what is beautiful in the world through everyday eyes.
The conversations kept me thinking. I love glam shots, fav'ed many of them myself. But there's so much beauty in this world in the normal, everyday existence of human beings being human. So I posted a journal article suggesting a feature such as this. And I kept thinking about it.
Then I grabbed my coffee cup, crawled out of my little corner, and here I am- bringing you what I've seen lately as some great images of the world I know. Enjoy.

"TheThe World I Know2 years ago in Art Features

Break MeI said you won't get inside me,
You have a better chance of seeing Jesus in his underwear,
I said you're not gonna take me,
Cause do I really look like someone who cares?

I said you should leave now,
Cause there nothing left that you haven't already said,
I said you should go now,
Cause you'll never get a look inside my head

I said what don't you understand?
Why would you want to put your heart on the line?
I said I'm not your kind of man,
The loving, sensitivity kind

And you said that you'll be right here,
Cause someday I'm gonna see the light,
Claimed that you'll wait right there,
When I finally give up the fight,
You said yBreak Me2 years ago in Songs & Lyrics

In meI am not ashamed of the person I became,
The mistakes I've made define me,
Change any moment and I'm not the same,
It took a thousand wasted tears to refine me

I'm not ashamed of the times I've wasted,
Every minute that fell short in a day,
Every drop of blood I've tasted,
Every time I stood there right in the way

And I'm not ashamed of my foolishness
You can call me stupid all you need
But It won't calm my restlessness
Or stop the trickles that I bleed

No I'm not ashamed of anything I am,
Not ashamed of anything I used to be,
I'm not ashamed of anything I said,
I'm only ashamed that I never truly believed..

I'm not ashamed to lie in goodIn me2 years ago in Songs & Lyrics

SenselessI can hear you breath soft and warm against my hair,
The quiet sigh left to linger in the thick air
A warm silence that envelopes us, holds against our skin
The lack of speaking, the silent conversations there within

I can feel your touch pressed against the back of my chest,
The steady rhythm that rises and falls with every breath,
And I can feel you right there, right here with me
The soft of your skin, the heat of your body

I can taste the air that surrounds you everyday,
A sweetened thickness that I have always craved
The taste that stains the tip of my tongue,
Flavoring my words with songs we've never sung

I can smell the delicate sceSenseless2 years ago in Songs & Lyrics

Why I'm An AlienI've never seen a dog that didn't understand every other dogs intent,
Never seen birds that didn't know what each other meant.
Cat and mice somehow know how to communicate with their kind,
Told by some ancient wisdom, a primal instinct stored inside

Then I look around me and realize I simply do not understand
These confusing evolved apes we live with that call themselves human.
They'll revel in the darkest fantasy and erotic lustful dreams,
Then when it's mentioned in the light, they'll cry that it's obscene.

Many will claim they are consumed with love then mate with another
Betraying the trust of someone else just for Why I'm An Alien2 years ago in Songs & Lyrics

Tragic ComedyStop me if you've heard this one, I'll try and make you smile,
Maybe my sarcastic sense of humor will keep you smirking for a while,
Perhaps I'll just be silly, and stay like that today,
Tossing out some stupid jokes before I run away,

A rope walked in a bar, and is told "We don't serve your kind",
So he walked out of the door and made his top unwind,
Tied himself into a bow, walked in and took a seat,
Waved his tossled head towards the same barkeep,

The bartender walked up to him, and said "I've seen you before,
Aren't you the rope I just tossed out that door?"
The rope shook his head, the tassel spinning around a lot
And replied in steadyTragic Comedy2 years ago in Songs & Lyrics

Last Moments - TasaStock's Pen3 years ago in Other

Insomnia -AcrosticSleepless nights and the cold endless days
Linger restless in my mind
Interrupting what should be the sweetest dreams
Peace and calm denied

Perhaps the nightmares are warning me
Interventions from my hell
Nudging me towards other things
Guidance to my tale

I can't continue on this way
Nor can I find a way to rest
Tomorrow holds no solace now,
Only endless tiredness

Damn the break of sunrise
And the rising of the day
Return the darkness to me
Keep the dreams away

Nocturnal voices crone to me,
Every haunted lullaby
So they echo in twisted chords
Sleep and rests denied

Her voice accuses me endlessly
Every sin constantly reveInsomnia -Acrostic2 years ago in Songs & Lyrics

Refugee trapped in the nowEvery time I look around, I wonder how I'm still sitting here,
I've wandered the face of this earth, always going nowhere,
All these years behind me and I still I don't quite know,
Why I'm still alive and where I'm supposed to go,

I think back to the earliest of my childhood memories,
Sticking a fork in an electric socket and my mother scolding me,
A little bit older and getting hit hard by a careless driver,
While cleaning up the blood, my grandfather saying I'm a survivor

I remember falling off the roof of where we used to live,
hitting the ground so hard they thought I broke my ribs,
Getting back up again and running down the the street Refugee trapped in the now2 years ago in Songs & Lyrics

Dish pan handsThe sight, it quickly sickens me,
makes my wicked stomach turn,
mayonnaise left on the plate,
She said when will you ever learn?

It's not that hard a concept,
Just rinse the dishes when you're done,
She bitched about it endlessly,
Now we're washing for no one,

It's echo's in the memories,
From another place and time,
From before I was alone,
Words lost on my mind.

I remember thinking she was mad,
It's nothing, I used to say
And instead of just doing it,
I stayed set in my ways.

Now I feel the dish water,
So hot it scolds my skin,
I scrub away the memories,
like it would wash away my sins.

My mind slips slowly back,
To a terminDish pan hands2 years ago in Songs & Lyrics

MentalI'm feeling
mental
these days.
Not insane.
Cerebral.
Not losing my mind.
Lost within it.Mental2 years ago in Free Verse

I Want Your LlamasI'm a spectator on the sidelines, watching all the news
Keeping track of the differing of individual views
It very entertaining, a full cyber-society
Separated into categories, spread out before me.

Heading to photography, looking for inspiration now
Some visual queue that I can turn into words somehow
Flipping back to literature, caught on every word
Horror, sex, and some comedy that borders on absurd

Perhaps the digital art section will have just what I need
Some fantasy image that will appeal to me
Spark the thoughts inside my head and a story comes to life
Perhaps a poetic epic, filled with blood and strife.

But then I got disI Want Your Llamas2 years ago in Songs & Lyrics

Random and SloppyI'm really not sure why I'm here right now,
I really don't have much left to share,
Sometimes I think I'm just too random,
To even really care,

It's not like I'm being social,
Or chatting with close friends,
I'm just tossing words in the air,
And watching them up-end

I don't know what my purpose is,
Not sure where I belong,
I'm not a literary genius,
Can't write stories or love songs.

Maybe I should alliterate,
if I knew what that words means,
Supply a slant to separate,
some stale monotony,

Perhaps provide happy consonance,
If it made any sense,
Check the meter one more time,
And comprehend an anapest.

And still somehow Random and Sloppy2 years ago in Songs & Lyrics

Under the Floorboards-AcrosticScript written in shaking hands
Hold the only answers to the lies
Eternal secrets written down
Hidden away from prying eyes

One old spiral notebook
Lines forged in blood and tears
Descriptions of every single moment
Secrets no one hears

The moment she betrayed my trust
Her indiscretion and my rage
Engulfing every syllable
Burned into every page

One simple little notebook
One secret that I've held in me
Kept hidden within this old house
The spiders only company

Only words written on lined paper to remind me of what I've done
Holding secret memories that I must hide from everyone
Each and every night I walk across them a dozen times,
RightUnder the Floorboards-Acrostic2 years ago in Songs & Lyrics

Mammon's Riches 7DS-1 (Greed)
Come here for just a moment child, listen to what I have to say,
Why should they have everything while you work like a slave?
Look at them, it's such a disgusting sight I see,
Don't you ever ask why it's them not me?

You deserve the very best in life, you deserve to be on top,
You earned the right to rise through the roof, you should never stop,
Why settle for a little when you should have a lot,
You should be the one enjoying everything they've got.

It's only natural to want to have a little more,
Something better then what you had before,
And if they get in your way, push them down
There's not enough to go around
So do what ever Mammon's Riches 7DS-12 years ago in Songs & Lyrics

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