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.