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.