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.