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Tag: freedom of speach

Then let the star be.

Posted on December 24, 2022 By rayawambui No Comments on Then let the star be.
Then let the star be.

You diluted the majesty

 that flows from her lips.

Poetry

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Growing Up. Part 1. Conversation and Patience

Posted on February 22, 2014 By rayawambui 2 Comments on Growing Up. Part 1. Conversation and Patience

I am forced to admit, that I am quite a sporadic writer. I woke up the other morning, at three thirty, jumped out of bed and scrambled for a pen and lots of paper. I had to write about growing up, something I am suddenly very happy I’ve managed to do. Perhaps, one day, when…

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