Categories Poetry Pride Embracing This poem is part of my June 2022 Pride poetry series. Post author By Kim Siever Post date 21 June 2022 No Comments on Embracing Hiding for yearsAway from my fears Shrouded in shameDousing each flame Butterflies cameCalling my nameSuddenly clearEmbracing the queer. Support independent journalism Pay once Pay monthly Pay yearly Share this story: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Related to this story: By Kim Siever Kim Siever is an independent queer journalist based in Lethbridge, Alberta, and writes daily news articles, focusing on politics and labour. View Archive → ← Is wholesale revenue proof that AB’s recovery plan works? → Calgary non-profit workers apply for unionization Comment on this storyCancel reply This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.