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.