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.