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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

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

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

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

Night Terrors

Posted on June 10, 2016 By rayawambui 1 Comment on Night Terrors

…we were all told not to speak of it.
But in the night, these memories haunt, lips sealed, we see each other different.

Kenyan Mind, Poetry

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

Why I Would Not Wear A Mini In Town

Posted on August 11, 2015 By rayawambui 2 Comments on Why I Would Not Wear A Mini In Town

. To know, that that act was possible, and in plain view of other human beings, has broken me in ways that I’m yet to learn how to express.

Journaling, Kenyan Mind, 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

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
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