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.