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.