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.