Forgiving A Rapist
You still call me a rapist
Yes! I crossed the line
and trespassed upon flesh
but where in time
does forgiveness get to play out?
Hours have turned into days
and days into twenty-four years
Over and over I hear these words
He's a rapist.
I'm ashamed of my violation
Let my sin sink beneath the sand
and allow me to rise as a man
with my head held high.
Please let forgiveness and healing
do her perfect work.
By. J. Collins
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Replies (3)
You may have once been a rapist... does it make sense to think that is all you are still, or all you are capable of, even after more than 2 decades.
Those of us on the outside have the privilidge of growing and changing over time. It is not only expected of us, but occurs naturally. Why should you not? From a sociatal perspective, I say you are not given any incentive to be anything more,unless we reach out the hand of forgiveness to you and trust that you are capable of more.
I don't live in the USA; my country sentences more fairly I believe and doesn't write people off for a lifetime because of bad decisions made in a moment. In fact one of my old school friends did two terms of imprisonment for charges of rape yet now, as a free man who has been provided with the opportunity to do better; has a stable job, a wife and family and the incentive to make good choices each and every day. It saddens me that you are not given that opportunity. We are all more than our worst act and you should be awarded the opportunity to prove that to yourself, your victim, your loved ones and society through the positive contribution I believe you are (we all are!) capable of. How do we as a society expect you to do better if we do not provide you with those opportunities? We cannot.
I hope in turn you are able to forgive a rigid system and the ignorance of many to see only your crimes and ignore your potential.