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.