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.