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.