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.