the ten thousand idiots

​

 

It is always a danger 

To the aspirant

On the

Path

 

When one begins 

To believe and 

Act

 

As if the ten thousand idiots 

Who so long ruled

And lived

Inside

 

Have all packed their bags 

And skipped town

Or

Died.

 

-- Hafiz of Shiraz (1310-1390), Sufi

Persian lyric poet