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.