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.