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.