The Ride Inside The ride inside drives me Higher than mountain peaks Where I visualize all I seek as if it's already reality I speed into the future fully prepared Fully aware of my destination Affirmations safety-pinned to my soul I roll deep No longer asleep at the wheel I've got too much to lose So I choose to use these tools to keep me focused When times are hard and ends don't meet When yellow police tape blocks off my street The future expands in circles around me Rippling out from the rocks I dropped So I could pick up this pen On which I depend To create my future I have arrived On this ride inside A butterfly in a cocoon destined to bloom Redeemed from brainwashed ways Back in dead days Doing anything to get paid I'm hungry for change To feed these flames Burning brightly at my core So much more than I imagined before I rehearse each new success Recline inside the ride inside And remember I've been blessed -Irie Reyes