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"light At the End of the Tunnel"

She grew up in the florida sun,
and started using drugs for fun;
To heighten the party and to "fit in",
She didnt know she'd end up out on a limb;
During her marriage she continued with pot,
but encounteered problems and untied the knot;
She went on with her life, she was a mom with two kids,
what was best for her children is what she did;
She met a man and her feelings soared,
she had two more children-now there were four;
One day running late she took her son to school,
her life changed that day as fate would rule;
Snow had fallen heavy and began to melt,
the schools skylight had fallen and great pain she was dealt;
An injury to her neck this caused,
she was prescribed medication to give her pain pause;
Relief from the pain was what she sought,
an addiction to pills was what she caught;
Which brought legal issues that she did not forsee,
when all that she wanted was to be pain free;
From all that addiction ultimately cost,
to regain her childrens trust that she'd lost;
To learn to manage her pain and be.....A mother who's once again "drug free".

Copyright © Karen Butler | Year Posted 2009


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Date: 9/28/2026 7:21:00 AM

I've really been enjoying your poem and the emotions and imagery were so vivid that i could easily picture them as beautiful illustration. I'm a commission-based manga/webtoon artist,and I’d love to discuss the possibility of bringing this poem to life if you're ever interested. Feel free to reach out at gm@il : akiracomicart2@ or on inst@: akiraa_artly
Date: 4/12/2016 12:39:00 PM

karen butler, i like this one a lot... well expressed. linda
Date: 8/30/2015 2:42:00 PM

WONDERFUL...SKAT
Date: 6/28/2009 12:15:00 PM

Congratulations on your poem being featured this week. Ernilando
Date: 6/28/2009 4:48:00 AM

Congratulations on your poem being featured.
Date: 6/25/2009 10:43:00 AM

Congratulations on your featured poem this week Karen. May you have many more. Love, Carol
Date: 6/25/2009 9:25:00 AM

A reality poem. Congrats on the feature, Karen. Vince
Date: 6/25/2009 3:19:00 AM

this is a great message and a wonderful write
Date: 6/23/2009 6:19:00 PM

Karen - Congratulations on having your poetry featured this week, God Bless, MJ
Date: 6/21/2009 5:40:00 PM

Sad how drugs can cause so much damage to both the addict and the people they love. This is a realistic view. Congratulations on having your poem featured. Wishing you ongoing success with your writing. Blessings to you. Karen
Date: 5/31/2009 2:27:00 PM

'drug free",light at the end of the tunnel,the title and the end of the poem gives courage to people passing through these situations,well penned,drugs ruin people's live,but if they want they can win over it--great message-wonderful write---charma

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