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 Support independent journalism 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:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Like Loading... Related to this story: By Kim Siever Kim Siever is an independent journalist based in Lethbridge, Alberta. He writes daily news stories, 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 story Cancel reply This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.