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.