nothing is harmless           
                       
                                          
 a  dream is around you, but  also inside 
 you,  and usually you  don't  leave  the 
              familiar modes.             
     sometimes you are careless, but      
 sometimes the nightmare  comes  to  you. 
                                          
 it may shock  you. it  may  lure you in. 
 even  if  you  are  afraid,  it's likely 
      you're just dreaming normally.      
                                          
 a nightmare  sinks it's  teeth in you. a 
      nightmare follows you back up.      
          waking is not escaping.         
                                          
 it  dissolves or  it lingers.  maybe  it 
          crawls away and hides.          
                                          
 or it  could be a parasite that has been 
 growing  inside you, graceful enough not 
                 to kill.