Isle of the Blessed

The Denial of Saint Peter by Caravaggio

Oh, the darkness. The darkness of one’s 

shame. The shame you must have felt when

you realized that the one you promised to 

adore, you left in the streets to die. In the 

streets, to die, three times. And three times

don’t even compare to how many other times

you would have done it. You didn’t really care 

for no one. Not even yourself. Your salvation.

Careless and fearless. Heartless and 

powerless. Thoughtless and worthless.

Worthless of His love, His care, His divinity.

You didn’t really care for no one, just your

own selfish skin, perfecting like that

the definition of dishonesty for all those

who came after you. For those who wrote 

about you. For those to learn from you.

They came looking for you, three times.

Three times, you denied Him. Three times,

you refused His grace. As if it was valueless,

meaningless, pointless. Oh, the ignorant mind

that doesn’t understand the merit of His presence.

Yet you became a false prophet for the masses,

establishing a righteous cult that doesn’t care 

for holiness. You didn’t really care for no one,

just gold, praise, control.

Your love was in vain. Your love was a midday

hobby to overcome boredom. Your love, 

was not love. Putting at risk those whom you 

actually loved in the name of only blasphemy. 

Yet you wanted forgiveness. He forgave you, 

redeemed you, saved you, but I can’t give you that. 

Not for Him, but for me. You didn’t really care 

for no one, and that doesn’t sit well with me.

His mercifulness, His sacrifice, His heart

aimed to save you from the confines 

of oblivion. Only after His resurrection, you

came back begging. Begging for clemency.

The same clemency you didn’t appreciate three

days before. Three days before when you

denied Him. When you denied Him three 

Times. You didn’t really care for no one.

Your lack of accountability is regretful. Your 

lack of respect is sickening. Your lack of 

faith is shameful. There is no chance in hell I’d take

you with me. You didn’t really care for no one,

and for it, Tartarus will eat you alive and leave your

bones as a disclaimer display. A centurial display

for people to learn how not to be like you. Not

to be like you and swim through the 

Isle of the Blessed.

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