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.