Namatsi - Hisia Ni Zangu

Sometimes, as an artist it is scary to let people see beneath my beautiful:- for the world may discover that I am not any where close to perfect! It could be shocked at the things that make me, me. I feel like the ones who know me and those who have fallen in love with my art before they do, judge me differently. Sometimes I am scared that my fans might think that I am totally pretentious! That while I amaze others, I disgust others. Well most times it is difficult to live in two worlds; one as this role model (hero) who can sing like a bird, write to so well or dance like angel; while the other a human carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders. I am on a journey to find myself; I am blessed to have people float and swim in my words, it is a blessing to have people want to be like me, want to write like me and want to live like me! It is scary. Sometimes the more people look up to me the more I get lost and forget how to get back to being myself. I am only human! I shou...

Traveling always sets the spirit free.Poetry on the other hand is the heaven souls run to get comfort. Poetry under the stars is an overnight poetry event scheduled for 27th July 2013. The event hosted by Poetry under the stars, Kenyan Poets Lounge and a few other stakeholders will be at Cray Fish Camp, Naivasha. Tickets are going for 500/-. The event is speculated to be the biggest poetry event this year, and I will be performing. © Namatsi Lukoye

There is a queen inside me: Yearning to shine Queen Makeda of Sheba is deep inside me Comfortable in her skin, size and shape Needs no assuring… She knows she is it Past Make the up her beauty is skin deep It’s her light the spark in her eyes It’s her heart the warmth it has It’s her feet they strength they have That makes her stand as the world shakes Nzingha… queen of Matamba It’s her might oh she is a mountain A flowing river that souls confide in Jaber it’s the confidence in her stride Tiye the Nubian queen Black, beautiful, gorgeous… and shaped with pride A master in the home and a slave for love She is a winner of hearts, this queen inside There is a queen inside me I need to find Because I want to be her There is a queen inside me Of charm and worth Cleopatra, Beauty doesn’t come close Perfectly designed from a golden rib She takes no less, no compromise She knows her place and rules it right It’s her uniqueness that makes them bow...