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Category: Woman in the Two Thousands

New and old issues affecting women in this day and age..

And Back Again

Posted on November 19, 2022 By rayawambui 3 Comments on And Back Again
And Back Again

…the ever present threat that brought me is not over.

I beg to excuse myself, to the bathroom, to check my phone.

Kenyan Mind, Poetry, Woman in the Two Thousands

Crush

Posted on November 5, 2022 By rayawambui 2 Comments on Crush
Crush

We wear slogans of positive energy,

Cloaked around justifiable anxieties.

And whisper quietly,

About the shouting, inside.

Poetry, Woman in the Two Thousands

In The Time

Posted on June 25, 2019 By rayawambui No Comments on In The Time
In The Time

I had space to pretend to be ok about it.

Poetry, Woman in the Two Thousands

Dear Mama

Posted on February 5, 2018 By rayawambui No Comments on Dear Mama

…every time I step on stage,

I take you with me too.

Poetry, Woman in the Two Thousands

Whats happening with Meena?

Posted on December 2, 2016 By rayawambui 1 Comment on Whats happening with Meena?

It would be irresponsible to interfere with an ongoing court case, so I wouldn’t want to do that.

Journaling, Kenyan Mind, Malindi Mentions, Woman in the Two Thousands

It Continues

Posted on October 27, 2015 By rayawambui 1 Comment on It Continues
It Continues

They are all voiceless.
Forced into quiet by the
constant present threat of
violence.

Kenyan Mind, Poetry, Woman in the Two Thousands

Mummy Tummy

Posted on October 22, 2015 By rayawambui No Comments on Mummy Tummy
Mummy Tummy

nikifunga shuka
Ndio kiuno irudi
Do side bends, or sit ups,
Its not from shame, or because
I’m unhappy…

Kenyan Mind, Poetry, Woman in the Two Thousands

I Gots This

Posted on October 15, 2015 By rayawambui No Comments on I Gots This
I Gots This

Your best case scenario?
That I give up…

  Nope.

Kenyan Mind, Poetry, Woman in the Two Thousands

The Letter By The Bed Says. Watch and Read.

Posted on September 1, 2015 By rayawambui 4 Comments on The Letter By The Bed Says. Watch and Read.

My too much is now static.
And, you’re chilled out, like that’s
how its supposed to be.

Poetry, Video, Woman in the Two Thousands

But, That’s Not What They Were Fighting For

Posted on August 25, 2015 By rayawambui 1 Comment on But, That’s Not What They Were Fighting For

with their husbands names,
hidden under their teeth…

Kenyan Mind, Poetry, Woman in the Two Thousands
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