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.