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.