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.