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.