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.