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.