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.