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.