SWEET. CONNIPTION!

I am Nem-Nem. The pleasure's all yours.

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#Bridesmaid #prep #ah

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Womanhood: Part I

This was a blog entry I wrote back in May, but was in a rush and couldn’t post it until now. The only difference is that now I am 25. I have become womaner.

“You know, then I feel that pressure, like, I need to learn how to become a wife. I need to prepare.” -Me

“But you know, it always bothers me when people say that, because what about just becoming a woman?” -Dear Friend

What does it mean to…

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Doubts & Promises

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Enough Now

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No One But Us

No One But Us

God knows

Yes

But no one but us

No one but us

Knows the toll

The taxing

The ache

We’re joyful in our separate spheres

Blessed because we live in favor

Undeserved

If you were to see me smile

Day to day

You wouldn’t know it

That every night

Or nearly every

At least once a day

A multivitamin of tears

A feeling weak

A seeking God and asking

“Why?? Why this way?”

Why this struggle

Why this wait

You…

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Breaded #pork blanketed with grape tomatoes and sweet #basil from the local #farmersmarket sauteed and seasoned with dill weed, tarragon vinegar, black pepper, garlic salt, lemon juice, breitsamer honig acacia blossom honey, and of course extra virgin olive oil. Topped with a little bleu cheese dressing. #foodtime #meat #eatlocal #everythinggood #cooking #MissedIt #goodeats (at MI CASA DE CABANA)

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Hmm.

Hmm. http://wp.me/s46z3D-hmm

Yes,

Saw him at the gym.

Looked like you.

The hair, the beard, the face

The dark skin.

The quietness The stoic

It was enough to where

I looked at him to compensate

And felt badly.

But you’re not here

And it’s something to think about

All other men

Mere mannequins.

You are beautiful darling And that makes me ponder

While growing fonder.

I still ask

When are you coming home?

Not geographically

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#4thOfJuly at #citypark #nola with one of my favorite people @elle.sea.bee I'm gon miss you when you leave darling! #patriots #merica #murica #america #americanisms #amerifly #americool #amerifool #imdone (at Great Lawn @ City Park)

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Well, it looks like I'm staying in #NOLA my friends! Got the job today! #GodIsGood #Pumped #WorkingGirl #YoungProfessional #NewOrleans FINALLY OUT OF SCHOOL SINCE PRE-K!

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When I think of you Remembering my name in full Missing you in parts And there's wonder Questions And facts also Darling You see me beautiful And I you #love #home #God #creation #daughter #lover #poetry #kenyan #darkgirl #selfportrait (at Buddig Hall)

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There are times in life, when you've gotta bring out the big guns, grab the tiger by its tail, wear your camo boots. This is one of those days. #AllExamsDone #CityCountrySwag #TribaCountry #HurricaneSeason #NotASelfie #JustYourBasicShot #MyCousinTookIt (at Loyola University Sports Complex)

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Tell me #playas - how did I survive this long without the magnificence of dangly earrings dropping from my lobes!!!! #HOW ?! I feel like a woman #reborn out of the womb of #Africa #YeahIWentThere #ITOTALLYWENTTHERE #Kenyan #Swag #MaybeShesBornWithIt #MaybeItsThoseEarrings #HappyMonday

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I Would Be A Fool

I Would Be A Fool

And I would be a fool

To try and listen to a mime

To copy the movements of a marionette

To heed the advice of a puppet

I would be  fool

To gamble with a counterfeit

To purchase an imitation

To dance with clubbed feet

Would be a fool

Who seeks the wisdom of a sorcerer

Who spits manna out for greater blessing

Who drinks poison and calls it sherry

Be a fool

And doubt the Voice of Never Change

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In The Time We Were Apart

In The Time We Were Apart

In the time we were apart

I was in your arms still

I was holding you near

  I was moving heavier

Heavy

Heavily forward

Toward

You.

  I lifted prayers to the sky

And our Father blessed them.

  For you

The whole world

And all the favor

Magnified.

  For you

Joy beyond reason

  I love you

Steadily and sure

And even though we have not

Yet met.

  We still have an anniversary

The Summer of 2013

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So, #ThisIsHappening at #DistrictDonuts Maple Crusted Bacon with buttermilk egg biscuit = #perfection #Happy #bacon #eggs #breakfast #BeJealous (at DISTRICT. Donuts. Sliders. Brew.)

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Sooooo, this exists and I can't believe it and I'm so happy and it tastes and feels like Heaven YESH!!! THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVERRRR! #HoldMeBack #bacon #meat #DollarGeneralTripThatBecameACelestialExperience #YES #IAMSOHAPPY #CarneQueen

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Tackiest brother/sister photo ever. Notice how my arm looks like I'm becoming a Terminator. Masters gowns are weird. #family #graduation #latergram #lsu #loyno #louisiana