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.