The Alberta WorkerKim Siever is an independent queer journalist based in Lethbridge, Alberta. He writes daily news articles, focusing on politics and labour.
Roses drip as trembling lip longs for the words to say. Embers hide the pain inside from fasting, reading, pray. Sunshine streams from horrid dreams of nowhere left to go. Clover struck by mournful luck and nowhere left to grow. Azure skies with teary eyes stare at the door now locked. Lilacs weep at wounds […]
Once there was an orchard small of four trees in a row. Planted by a gardener, from seedlings she did grow. Nurtured, pruned, and shepherded, a sight now to behold, Underneath their branches wide, four stories did unfold. Fruit upon the first was dark and light and soursweet. Life bestowed for years on end till […]
Stealing from a beggar’s hat to donate to a mall. Taking from a refugee to toss around a ball. Empt’ing off a child’s fork to protest rainbow bills. Rip away a leaky roof for scrip and purse to fill. Hide away the homeless tents to fly around the world. Bury deep hospital beds to sever […]
Queen of Heaven, hear my voice. Purge my ears of all this noise. Hear the words rise from my mouth. Grant relief to quench this drought. God of Sarah, fill my soul. Send your breath to patch this hole. Cleanse my lips with glowing coal Of the truths whitewashed I’ve told. God of ’Becca, burn […]
Tokens and handshakes to cut off the tongue. Pull out the ladder and destroy the rungs. Lock up the lectern and turn off the mic. Whitewash the bubbles and keep the guys tight. Speak to the forest but no chirp or hum. Expel the water and vanish wisdom. Hoist up the arrow and ignore the […]
Standing in my grave, grey clouds all around. Life of signs and keys, with me in the ground. Shiver in the cold, blinded by the dark; Silenced voice and soul; empty, lifeless heart. Then I feel a drop fall upon my brow, Second, and a third—downpour on me now. Rain washes away caked-on grief and […]
I walked with my first daughter midst life and knowledge grown To teach her truth and wisdom and lessons never known. I watched with anxious hoping as she took her first bite, Then under blade aflaming, I said my last goodbye. I sat there with the handmaid to calm her troubled heart, Allay her casted […]
Whispering of trees Chattering of leaves Wandering of breeze Portending of freeze Lengthening of sleeves Darkening of eves Dwindling of weeds Burrowing of seeds Orange so deep Fireplace keep Blustery sweep Frost and chill creep Blistering weep Harvested reap Quieted peep Yawning to sleep Listen to me read this poem: Like my poetry? Send me […]
I went to college in 1997. I didn’t want to go to school. In high school, I wanted to become a lawyer. I enjoyed debating, and I thought I’d be good at it. Later on, I thought becoming a doctor would be a good choice, specifically an obstetrician, helping babies come into the world. But somewhere […]
The cool, gentle breeze, my tousling your hair. The silence of night, my calming your cares. The bubbling of brooks, my chuckling laugh. The falling of rain, my giving you bath. The crashing of surf, my humming to rest. The soft fallen snow, my dear heart expressed. The mountains so grand, my strength in defense. […]