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.