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.