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.