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.