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.