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Lessons From My Daughter

Posted on November 26, 2022 By rayawambui 4 Comments on Lessons From My Daughter
Lessons From My Daughter

…adults, to be kind to themselves, choose disbelief.

Choose not to hear, while children, brave their worst fears.

Poetry

Baba

Posted on July 25, 2017 By rayawambui 3 Comments on Baba

…she still remembers how handsome you were.

She remembers you with a full smile, and she gave us all her strong teeth.

Kenyan Mind, Poetry

Proud Roots

Posted on July 6, 2016 By rayawambui No Comments on Proud Roots

Sometimes, when I dream,
I wake up as nothing short of
A Proud African Woman.

But, I’ve always been short.

And I can’t paint my skin…

Kenyan Mind, Poetry

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

On The Objectification Of Men

Posted on August 4, 2015 By rayawambui 23 Comments on On The Objectification Of Men

…the feminists reading this, may be wondering why I would be posting on such a strange topic. Wondering why the objectification of men, should even come up, when the objectification of women is so rampant, so bill board loud.

Journaling, Kenyan Mind, Short Story, Woman in the Two Thousands

The Patience For Inspiration/ Will You Judge?

Posted on July 28, 2015 By rayawambui 12 Comments on The Patience For Inspiration/ Will You Judge?

. The morality of victim is always called into question. I think my story, can easily be summed up as ‘alijipeleka’

Journaling, Kenyan Mind, Woman in the Two Thousands

To Silence

Posted on July 21, 2015 By rayawambui 2 Comments on To Silence

In our ideology of morality,
Silence is the right answer.

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

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

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
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