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.