worm vs demon

time, it's like a silkworm, slowly wrapping your darkest demons in silk. a thread so thin, you wouldn't realise it's there, but as the days turn to months turn to years, the cocoon starts to form.

if you let time do its job for long enough, soon your demons will be nothing more than a ball of silk. it's still there, definitely, but it's harmless, perhaps it could even turn into a funny memory, like the fuzzy ball of silk that it is now.

but if you're not careful the demon might escape when the silk is still weak, easily tearing everything to shreds what time has spent so long trying to cover.

and then, the silk threads start to accumulate again.