Thursday, June 28, 2012

Welcome To Prison You Son of a Bitch


Dear Inmate Sandusky  - 

It seems that you have finally lost control of the fantasy.  The darkness of lusting after young flesh has been brought into the light, and it seems “Coach" that you are now headed to prison. 

I wanted to offer you a word of welcome:

The nighttime is terrifying.  You will shiver often with the mind-numbing fear of his unwelcome hands.  The stench of his filthy teeth will commandeer your sense of smell.  Your body will be riddled with the aching aftermath of his carnal brutality.  Screams of protest will radiate from every cell in your body as your attacker marks YOU as his target.  A mark you will feel every moment of every day, even when he’s not there.  

Welcome to the nighttime that your victims, and your son, know well.

The showers will also pose a problem.  It is a place, as you know, that leaves one quite vulnerable.  Naked.  Exposed.   You will never again be able to bathe alone and in peace.  The cleansing warmth of a simple shower will forever be tainted by the horror of intrusion, the panic of constantly being preyed upon, and the anxiety of relentlessly being watched.  Unfortunately, "Coach", there is no soap that can wash away this fear; no salve that will bring back the experience of losing yourself in the warm embrace of a shower.

Welcome to the shower that your victims, and your son, know well.

All this, and yet the nagging and unyielding embarrassment will be your biggest challenge.  Congratulations!  Your diseased thirst for little boys is now infamous; your name synonymous with "pedophile", "pervert", and "molester".   Your journey on this planet, your legacy, will be forever connected to your predatory assaults on the innocent.  Your history is set in stone.   

Welcome to the hell that you must endure alone.  Every day.  For the rest of your life.

You see, "Coach", your end is your victim’s beginning.  A beginning marked with hope, healing, and light.  You no longer have control over anyone (including yourself).   My deepest prayer is that one day you will find the courage to admit to, for the sake of every boy you’ve ever put your hands on, what you’ve done.

Asking forgiveness is the least you could do.

So, without further ado, welcome to prison you son of a bitch.  May time with your demons usher you into the light.

Sincerely,
A Survivor