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.