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.