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.