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.