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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

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

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

I’m Here

Posted on May 14, 2013 By rayawambui 9 Comments on I’m Here

I’m here. To sing a song of strength Of which history bears testament. Here to speak up and be present, The evidence of her resilience.   I’m here to chop down the tree, Whose seed, I wasn’t in time to bite, To eat, so it would never have sprouted.   Here to kill the tree,…

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The Dust She Leaves

Posted on April 23, 2013 By rayawambui 2 Comments on The Dust She Leaves

But then again, life does go on. So it may not be as serious as it seems. She may not see or breath again, but the dust she leaves will catch sun beams.   Her name’s not on a headline, she isn’t famous, or important. She’s beautiful, she catches stares, but then again, there are…

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Kenyan Mind, Uncategorized, Woman in the Two Thousands

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