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.