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.