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.