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.