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Category: Kenyan Mind

All things we love and hate about our country.

In Search Of Womanhood (I)

Posted on July 6, 2015 By rayawambui 2 Comments on In Search Of Womanhood (I)

Ariel was my role model,

If she could become human,

Then I could be a little mermaid.

And true loves kiss could save me from anything!

Kenyan Mind, Poetry, Woman in the Two Thousands

Breast

Posted on June 10, 2015 By rayawambui 3 Comments on Breast

So, while the NAN can tells me,
that mothers milk is best.
It’s not accepted, in public,
For me to pull out my breast…

Kenyan Mind, Poetry, Woman in the Two Thousands

This Big

Posted on June 4, 2015 By rayawambui 5 Comments on This Big

We had to make sure you were ok.
We had to cut open to save
You from my uteruses efforts to give you life.

Kenyan Mind, Poetry, Woman in the Two Thousands

To Our Own Beat

Posted on November 20, 2014 By rayawambui 3 Comments on To Our Own Beat

These potholes, catch my heels’ heels in ways that make my knees fold, and all this, chanting, jumping up and down, is making me feel old. There was a time, when moving, grooving felt like fairy dusted gold, but tarmacing and hussling is making wrinkles start to show.   There must be more, to these…

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Kenyan Mind, Poetry

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Posted on March 8, 2014 By rayawambui 1 Comment on Actions Speak Louder Than Words

This is a dedication to Binyavanga Wainaina. To understand why I decided to review One Day I Will Write About This Place, we have to go back in time. I am fifteen. I am holding a thick, boldly titled book in my shaking hands. I am overwhelmed by exhilarating disbelief. This is a Kenyan book….

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Journaling, Kenyan Mind

Growing Up. Part 3. Poetry

Posted on February 28, 2014 By rayawambui 1 Comment on Growing Up. Part 3. Poetry

This is a topic, I suppose I cover quite frequently. If you would like to know a little more about the beginning of my performance journey, click here. I wont go into those details today. There are many ways, that I have grown as a poet, in this journal entry, I’m going to talk about…

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Journaling, Kenyan Mind

Growing Up. Part 2. Hair and Love

Posted on February 25, 2014 By rayawambui 2 Comments on Growing Up. Part 2. Hair and Love

Acceptance, and especially self acceptance can be hard to come by. More often than not, people will point out things that differentiate you from them. As you get older, it becomes easier to stand by your own principles and decisions. The full list of ways that I feel blessed to have grown up is: 1….

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Journaling, Kenyan Mind, Uncategorized, Woman in the Two Thousands

Growing Up. Part 1. Conversation and Patience

Posted on February 22, 2014 By rayawambui 2 Comments on Growing Up. Part 1. Conversation and Patience

I am forced to admit, that I am quite a sporadic writer. I woke up the other morning, at three thirty, jumped out of bed and scrambled for a pen and lots of paper. I had to write about growing up, something I am suddenly very happy I’ve managed to do. Perhaps, one day, when…

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Journaling, Kenyan Mind

Sunlight

Posted on February 19, 2014 By rayawambui No Comments on Sunlight

The windows of this jav are clean. That makes me comfortable, it shows care. Care isn’t love though.   If this was a loved car, It would be all clean. Not just wiped down, So obvious bits gleam.   Why can’t I stop myself from seeing, the familiar, cloudy brown, bottoms and sides? The pane still…

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Kenyan Mind, Poetry

Njora’s Diani Beach

Posted on November 28, 2013 By rayawambui 1 Comment on Njora’s Diani Beach

Bicycles creaked past them, sometimes spraying tiny specks of chocolate mud on their clothes as they solemnly walked home. No one said a word, and every ten steps Njora would have to slow his pace to let Kavi catch up.

Kenyan Mind, Short Story
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