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.