I Wake Up In the Night

I wake up in the night When my dreams play pretend Not knowing if it’s now Or the hell from way back then Waking alone in that dungeon As the clock chimed midnight Left to wander the streets With hopes to end my plight I remember a pitch-dark basement And searching for the stairs With no light to guide me Away from the demon stares Tears I did not shed While wandering through that dim Fear my only companion And the blame I felt within