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.