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.