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.