modern judas

crucifixion in your contradiction, down on your knees and it feels like penance. tilt your head to the sky, baby, and pray to a god you don’t believe in. don’t cry, modern judas, and take the holy spirit in— betrayer made for your role, never anything but a tool. you were part of the plan too, after all, and watch him bleed for the greater good. kneel in the dirt at the end of the world and watch him rise, holy traitor, but remember how he said your name like a prayer unanswered. dare to love him and hear his name across the sky, loving betrayer, and know you are just a man. remember him as such, iscariot, and close your eyes.