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.