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.