SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION Creative energy flows through my veins Like life-sustaining elements Locking me inside my imagination Where no reality is of relevance The prison cell where I reside Becomes my penthouse in the sky With a view so spectacular It'll make a grown man cry I'm like a stone inside a mine Being nourished to near perfection Outgrowing my criminal aspirations And severe juvenile misconception A multi-year spiritual retreat From the fast life of the streets Pursuing peace in every aspect As I get closer to being free Embracing the struggle with open arms I allow my heart to school my brain Listening deeply to its beat I hear love's sweet refrain It's like I've tapped into a matrix With nothing to do but evolve I can jump as high as I can dream Without perishing from the fall I maneuver through turmoil Like a lab rat in a maze Under the influence of my sincerest instincts To discover a better way I'm a different person every day So there are questions of concern But I ain't stressed out about it Because my change has been affirmed. -Taylor Maxie, Jr. a.k.a. Johnny Tremain