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.