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Let the Lines Define

Established as the world beats me down 
Not going down without a fight 
I’m surviving these twelve rounds 
My passion’s what I’ve found 
You can hear it through every heart beat that sounds 
Swimming in thoughts by the pounds 
Attempts to never frown 
Fighting to never drown 

Seeing skylines from mountain tops 
Free styling prophecies as soon as the beat drops 
We’re mentally sound as we lounge on trees that are downed 
Combinations and word patterns that drown out the social chatter 
Talking of topics that truly matter 
Conversation filled with laughter 
These are the bonds that I’m after 
Half a decade into a new chapter 
Dreams are obvious factors when life tosses disaster 
Memories I choose to capture 

It’s evident when I binge write 
Words to defend what’s right 
I’ve put forth the effort 
I can say I’ve really tried 
These words are a guide for my life 

Why do I not believe in god? 
My dreams are too easy for him to dodge 
God could be the ultimate facade 
The story seems odd and robs the mind of its job 

Life continues to live on 
So live as one 
Peace of a settled mind that fought hard to keep its design 
Crafty words written on the line 
Spiraling out of pages and changing the times 
Stick with your goals and stay on your grind

Copyright © Cody Nix | Year Posted 2017



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Shatter Proof

Awkward states of mind 
They pause the present time 
Surroundings seem still 
As I drill the ink into what the inside feels 
Intoxicating look into a reality that’s so surreal 

Attention to detail 
A breath of life into the words this sword reveals 
Mightier than any physical form 
Whimsical with words 
From the page, stories I’ve lived are reborn 
Moments matter 
Never take them for granted even if they’re beaten and battered 

Shatter proof 
The dreams designed to succeed 
Dreams that reveal your truth 
It’s an appetite with a spoon to feed 
I need this poetry soup

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Thoughts In the Abyss

Thoughts creating an abyss
The mind disappears quick 
A world so sinister 
It’s difficult to fix 
Reiterate the lyrics 
Fears are what you steer with
Tears stream down this face 
Over the years, it tends to create the wrong taste 
A face you can’t fake
Brain waves receiving too late 
Accept the fate 
It’s business for the abyss 
Wished it’d miss 
Troublesome hearts don’t possess grip 
It’s such a risk to ditch 
But we all know it’s the way it goes and life’s a bitch

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Panic

Washed up with skin soaked 
In that moment, I was a severe claustrophobe 
The walls were closing in 
Curtains closed; The show comes to an end 
Or so I thought 
It was fear my face brought 
I wasn’t meant to be here 
So distraught 

Time stood still 
Life was paused 
Flashbacks to the aftermath 
Praying for it to pass 
Waiting for the panic to vanish 
Can this be happening to me? 
Again? 
Trying to pretend that I’m in a place where the chaos will vacate the loft 
Susceptible to fear 
Basically lost 
Frightened that words will become a great loss after how hard I fought for every thought 
I’m on the outside looking in 
It’s hard to watch 
Arms becoming numb 
“Breathe before it reaches your thumbs” 
So vulnerable and dumb 
There’s more fear to come 
I’m on the run 

It chased me into my room 
Pounded me into the floor 
Parasitic and only wanting more 
More violent than blood and gore; affecting my assets behind my eye lids 
Eyes closed, but I’m not blind to this 
Feeling a faint heart 
It doesn’t seem to be beating 
But fear’s beating me to a pulp as I turn to the water to gulp 
Trembling and anxious for it to disintegrate
Simply put, I need it to go away 

It disappeared from the heart, but it’s heavy on the mind 
I know it’ll appear another time 
It forgot to take my courage 
Fear left it behind for me to have another chance to find what I need out of life

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Pen Dependence

There’s no other option 
Opting in with an opinion and undivided attention 
Forgot to mention how fast these walls are closing in without this pen 
Allowing thoughts to thin 
Forming stories with an intoxicating grin 

Intoxicated by every thought that has ever sunk 
Into the mind of mine 
Then I decide to write 
Anticipation of this becoming my life 
A gift that would arise after I die 
In hind-sight, I’d take a blind bite 
And gladly die twice 
For I love to write 
Words form a dialect to resurrect a certain effect that was shown neglect 

Performing my best 
It isn’t good enough yet 
The best is yet to come 
Succumb to the deepest secrets 
Creating a certain sequence 
Hold this pen high
Spawning into your beacon 
Let it sink in 
When you stop thinking, 
There’s no longer ink in the pen for the message you intended to send 
But don’t give in to the thought of never performing your art again 
Because then, they’ll see that the next of kin could pick up the pen
Just as she inspired me

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Confined Mind

Only motivated to write 
Nothing else seems important in this frame of mind 
Getting lost in the poetry 
There’s no frame of time 
The ink bleeds and fills the page with beautiful design

This pen is my crutch
The only leg I have to stand on 
Writing until my fingers are numb 
Writing all day long 
No interruption to tell me I’m wrong 
Thoughts know where they belong 

This poetry won’t be taken away 
Dreams allow it to cascade into the right trade 
Years go by and every stanza becomes clear 
There’s limits to fear 
Keeping my eyes open and using this pen to steer 

Maybe this is an added phase 
But these words won’t be erased due to these dreams being chased 
I only need a teeny taste just to know it isn’t a waste 
Time to haste 

Piercing my skin 
I’ve gotten a grip on my thoughts within 
The emptiness of the mind is hard to find 
Walking a thin line with my mind confined

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Raymond

The missing piece 
 A detrimental discovery 
What has been uncovered is a guy that might be quite lonely 
In the arms of the world around him 
A life trimmed from the limbs of the living 
A brother in the beginning 

Where’d you go? 
Evidence isn’t evident to show
Searched high and low
Disappeared into the dark without a glow 
We don’t know what’s been unknown
Families torn, again to be sewn 
Rose to the occasion 
Thorns that expand their growth 

The lost man 
Alone as he stands 
What was his plan? 
Did he execute with his granted hand? 
Uncle of the sky 
Were you alive before you died? 

The youngest escaped the fate and got away 
Where’d you go? 
Is an expedition too late to locate your trace? 
Should we take a leap of faith and just say: 
“It’s safe to say there’s no way we’re mistaken” 
An idea that lies in minds that knew you had your time in life

Copyright © Cody Nix | Year Posted 2017


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