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.