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.