As Bodhi contines walking down the path in the Hills of Hope, he approaches a tall lamb with a long beard grazing in the foothills. Upon seeing Bodhi, the lamb smiles and welcomes him:
greetings, i’m resist not evil
see you came from above
where visitors rarely visit
this place of peace and love
Resist Not Evil motions for Bodhi to follow him into the hills as he continues speaking:
he lives amongst us
in these glorious hills
lamb of god protects
our hearts he fills
thou shalt came yesterday
to claim his daily price
an offering of fear
a throat to slice
one lamb steps forward
each dawn it goes
resisting not evil
still the blade bestows
dragon thinks it’s a new lamb
a different face and name
but every morning’s lamb
is one and the same
Bodhi answers:
when i entered this dream
a young lamb i saw
tied up by the dragon
sword he did draw
from the stone
i set him free
up the path
lamb of god did flee
Resist Not Evil puts his arm around Bodhi, smiles, and says:
let’s continue to the stone
and along the way
i’ll explain my journey
how my sanity did fray
As they walk, Resist Not Evil continues:
when i was young
walking in the night
zarathustra gave chase
giving me such fright
he preached and ranted
that god does not exist
that life has no meaning
chased me into existential mist
i tried to escape
by climbing into a well
but thou shalt was waiting
at the bottom he did dwell
trapped between two deaths
dragon demanded reason
for the lion, god was dead
of which was my treason
ready to give up
lamb of god did impart
helped me to feel love
hiding deep in my heart
taught me to resist not evil
even when it makes me weak
highest form of morality
turn the other cheek
Bodhi responds:
who else lives here
in these hills of hope
where there is no doctrine
no lords, no pope
Resist Not Evil responds:
with lamb of god
many more came
progressive thinkers
without guilt or shame
we reject their contention
that his words cause fear
that because we are sinners
the lords must interfere