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.