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.