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.