Lamb of God, seeing Bodhi in distress, takes his arm and motions for them to sit together under the Weeping Willow. They gaze out at the Sea of Sunyata, and Lamb of God says warmly:
glad you are here
to understand
how my legacy
is theirs to command
Bodhi asks:
so are you divine
are you god’s son
does heaven and hell await
for what we have done
Lamb of God responds:
i never claimed divinity
that crown was forged in fear
i came to wake the heart
not build a kingdom here
Bodhi asks:
what about the afterlife
are souls eternal still
what of sin and devil
laws beyond our will
Lamb of God replies:
we are not born evil
no stain you must outgrow
to taste the fruit of knowing
is simply to know you know
Bodhi, looking utterly confused, responds:
this is not what i learned
it runs against the rule
christ not one with god
to sheep this sounds like a fool
Lamb of God answers:
it’s tangled in sorrow
and fear became the chain
hearts that could not bear it
made thunder out of rain
when i did not return
they reached for something sure
so i was made eternal
to help the fearful endure
Bodhi follows with another question:
what of your miracles
your birth from virgin claim
did these too fall away
or are they still the same
Lamb of God replies:
to satisfy the prophecy
the story was refined
a girl was made the symbol
to steady trembling minds
Incredulously, Bodhi asks:
turn the other cheek
is what the sheep have heard
yet killing finds its reasons
has your peace been blurred
Lamb of God responds with conviction:
absolutely not
love opens every gate
no tribe, class, exception
even for those we hate
Lamb of God walks from under the Willow to the cliff and stares at the Sea. After a minute of silence, he turns to Bodhi and laments:
instead of living in bliss
i walk beneath a curse
this is the quiet tragedy
where love runs in reverse
i unlock the fearful heart
they fasten it with blame
they call their chains compassion
and suffer in my name
Bodhi responds:
your words make sense
not doctrine’s tome
why can’t i just accept
and finally go home
Lamb of God answers, assuredly:
on your way to the sea
you will meet many creatures
who claim to know the truth
claiming they are teachers
discover for yourself what’s real
let illusion lose its claim
yes you must have faith
but not in a borrowed name
Bodhi bows slightly to Lamb of God and then proceeds down the Mountain of Mortality.