The genesis was when she followed the calling. She took off the veil of popular culture – they married not her vision. She took off her sexy high heels to liberate her bare feet – they called the stomping of her feet the mad woman’s dance. She took off her make up – they questioned her self care. She began to embrace African philosophies – they said its just a phase. To this day she guards the pot bearing her authenticity fiercely. Their thoughts remain inconsequential. The genesis was when she followed the calling.

Nekoye Ommeh.

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