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.