Killed Without a Knife

“A man appointed to be a judge has been killed without a knife.” ― Idries Shah, Caravan of Dreams

When you create, do not fear the judges

Though they will cast aspersions on your work

Be not deterred by their petty grudges

Do not your duty to your vision shirk

For like you, the assessors are human

As fallible and flawed as you must be

Renowned they may be for their acumen

But looking, they see no more than you see

The wise know what they do not know; do they?

Their gods are custom, habit, tradition;

When you defy convention as you play

You offend them, and fulfill your mission

Be both the author and the reader, then

Make bravely what may be beyond their ken