The Amphibian Heart

Leaving behind a dimly lit space
I take your hand and lead you
Towards the forest

I wanted to show you this place for some time
There is a beautiful pond inside

A tiny green creature covered in mud
Whose gentle voice echoes throughout
He is the guardian of this soppy land
A little frog with a giant, amphibian heart

But your eyes are locked on the soil
You bring out a knife, do you want to join
The earth

You raise it up
You make a cut
The ground is soiled with blood

Oh my darling, you have made a mistake
This is not why I brought you here
I want you to enter the pond instead
In water you can painlessly dwell

Please allow me to cleanse your wound
For water is what keeps you alive
The earth only seeks to take you away
And I am never ready for that

To lose your light

And I spot movement in the grass
The little amphibian tries to speak to us

He embraced the ambiguous life
He proclaims that your time is nigh
He declares that you are just like him
Neither dead, nor alive
The amphibian heart

My dear. I have brought you here

To teach you the lessons of life
To make you reconcile with your mind
To embrace the rays of light
And withdraw the shame and guilt
They're part of your past

To stop and take a deep breath
To walk through the waterfall ahead
To listen to the pond instead
To hear the echoes in the stream

The Amphibian Heart
Split between the water and earth
The Amphibian Heart
Has to decide between life and death
The Amphibian Heart
I want you to choose wisely my dear
The Amphibian Heart
My love, come and dive with me