There are milestones in life

A child’s first steps

Kindergarten

High school

Graduation

Your first taste of meth

The first time that you sell yourself for meth

The day you lost your children because of meth

That day when the steel door slammed shut and chilled your soul

Your first night in stir

The tears that followed

The unheard prayers when you promised to be good if you could go home.

The day you got out

The first day that you used again afterward

All of your child’s tears when you went back to lockup

Milestones define us