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.