Once Poem by Mark Hopwood

I used to have dreams
But now they're all gone
I used to cry and scream
That still goes on
I used to be alive
Once
But I can't remember when
I used to think I had a chance
Once
I won't be thinking that again.

I used to hold a bit of hope
But that just slipped away
I used to have just enough rope
It's now at the end and starting to fray
I used to try to get by
Once
But I can't remember why
I used to believe in things
Once
Before I knew everything was a lie.