I once walked until I got walked on, <br />I once smiled until I forgot how, <br />I once dreamed when I used to sleep, <br />I once was awake and now I am asleep. <br /> <br />2002<br /><br />Richard Stilwell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/abused-in-life-abused-in-death/