"Can You Help Us?"

don't play it safe when you write
don't be afraid to rattle some chains
stop writing about what you know
what is pleasant and comfortable
what has dusted your life so far
tell us what we need to know writer
not what we already know
not what makes us feel good
what makes us feel
fill the empty spots
that fill us because
we have tiptoed our way so far
and still don't get it
we need to find ourselves
the part we lost somewhere
along the way to old age
the time when we really
want to know where we are
is now writer
can you help us