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.