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.