Oh, the comfort,
the inexpressible
comfort  
of feeling safe
with a person,
having neither
to weigh thoughts,
nor measure words,

but pouring them
all right out__
just as they are,
chaff and grain
together__
certain that a
faithful hand

will take
and sift them...
keep what is
worth keeping...
and with the
breath of kindness
blow the rest
away.

Dina Maria Mulock Craik