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Your Confidante

I shall go to my grave with your secrets
Those confidences you shared with me,
Hanging your fears in my roomy closets
Where they stay secure, without a fee.

You can trust me never to expose them
For I highly value your confidence in me,
Believe, I will never criticize or condemn
Accept you for who you are meant to be.

Every person needs a confidante friend,
Who stands with them through every trial
Blessed with a sympathetic ear to extend
I will willingly walk with you every mile.

Written August 22, 2022

Copyright © L Milton Hankins | Year Posted 2022

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Caren Krutsinger Date: 8/23/2022 9:29:00 AM This is the kind of friend we all yearn to have "You can trust me never to expose them For I highly value your confidence in me," most do not get one of these. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/23/2022 11:16:00 AM I feel badly that what you said is so true. We are fortunate if we have one or two friends we can truly call confidante. I certainly value your confidence.

Robert Gorelick Date: 8/22/2022 7:41:00 PM A kind word and an empathetic ear are of paramount importance. You are blessed to have had such a confidant. Wonderful sentiment Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/23/2022 7:31:00 AM Thanks for your thoughtful comment, Robert. Yes, "a kind word and an empathetic ear" are so important in building a close, personal friendship or relationship.

John Lawless Date: 8/22/2022 3:00:00 PM with all the secrets I know they're gonna need a bigger box.......Nicely written Milton. and as Ilene said we all should have such a friend Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/22/2022 4:26:00 PM Thanks, John. That tells me you're a good listener and a good confidante.

Ilene Bauer Date: 8/22/2022 2:15:00 PM now that's the kind of friend we all need, milton! well said! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/22/2022 4:26:00 PM Thanks, Ilene. I'm absolutely sure you are just such a friend.

Gershon Wolf Date: 8/22/2022 1:56:00 PM Superb poesy, I think, Milt... And the protagonist is surely a 'bridge over troubled water.' :) gw Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/22/2022 1:58:00 PM Yes, you could say this, gw. Thanks for the compliment.