Whether in a community of faith,
a circle of friends
or a partnership with one,
we all need a safe space
    to be authentic,
    to speak our truth,
    to reveal our emotions.

Until this happens,
we live halfly.

When this happens–
when we feel and say what has long lain hidden–
we heal.

We fill.

We fly.

We love.

Text and
image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.