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Category: Poetry

Be Strong

Posted on July 14, 2015 By rayawambui 4 Comments on Be Strong

Bite your tongue, until it
bleeds iron tasting kisses, onto him.

Poetry

In Search Of Womanhood (II)

Posted on July 7, 2015 By rayawambui No Comments on In Search Of Womanhood (II)

And yet,
We own that beauty,
Much more than
The stars we are under.

Kenyan Mind, Poetry, Woman in the Two Thousands

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

Me, Beautiful?

Posted on May 27, 2015 By rayawambui 8 Comments on Me, Beautiful?

Is in the corners of the lips that

fall, even though they know

not to speak all

Poetry, Woman in the Two Thousands

Attempted Laughter

Posted on February 28, 2015 By rayawambui No Comments on Attempted Laughter

While the spades name,
slips silent through gritted teeth.

Poetry

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

The Misinformed Prince, By Mak Manaka

Posted on October 30, 2014 By rayawambui 1 Comment on The Misinformed Prince, By Mak Manaka

I first heard this piece at the 18th Poetry Africa, Durban. I cried tears of realisation and relief at the same time. I was so dumbfounded that I only realised after it was over, that I had a camera on my lap and could have recorded it. So, I hounded Mak to send me a…

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Poetry, Woman in the Two Thousands

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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