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.