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.