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.