night terrors

What are you thinking all alone, my dear As you sit worried by your fire so bright Do you reflect on the bad days of yore While you stare at the red flickering flame Is there something from your past that you fear So you try to keep the dark out with light As over nightmare memories you pore And wonder who was there really to blame One painful memory should not so sear Which still haunts you dreadfully through the night Striking deep within into your heart's core With all the horror of a deadly game Many of us share such memories sore And suffer sleepless nights in senseless shame