They say write what you know, and seem to mean
refer to your experience to plot
a narrative, but who could set a scene
with fatal poison taken? No one’s got
to suicide to write the details right.
Some knowledge is required that can come
from research and attention. That is quite
the better way, to expertise, for some.

So don’t recuse yourself from a dispute
about how kids can best be loved and reared,
because you opted not to bear the cute
imposers, or a fertile aim was speared
by circumstance. If thoughtful and with care,
your viewpoint carries value – give it air.