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.