hiding pain with more pain

the fire that burned up a good portion of his fields has been extinguished it seems.
the grass and vegetation is starting to grow again. warming sunlight shines,
a misty, light rain falls nourishing the scorched areas heavy hit.
these waters feed it all, they feel good, like getting your favorite meal,
like getting back to a state of normalcy, getting back the life you know and love.
there are people hurting. hurting so much, they look for ways to distract them
from the pain they feel.
they don't understand it yet, but those distractions will only add to the pain
they run from.
they run fast and hard, from each distraction to the next, like a marathon
runner going from checkpoint to checkpoint in a race trying to win.
they think it's easier to keep running or hiding or distracting themselves,
but it actually takes more out of a person to always run or hide.
but pain isn't easy...even the small temporary relief from it is good enough
to them even though it only adds up in the end.
some go to extreme lengths to run or hide from pain.
marathons of self destructive behaviours, some bringing temporary relief.
an assortment of new pain and problems arrive with each distraction.
the cycle continues
the fires burn out of control with no firefighters, containment is a must.
destruction spreads. life feeding on another life..such is how it is...
or actually how man has accepted things to be.

this was part of a journal entry
from 2013 sometime