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.