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.