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.