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.