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.