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.