Performance Art

Original by Kenyetta Chinwe(Angela Y. Brown)

My performance art
Is my performance heart
Pretending to love this life I am living.

Acting like my nine-to-five
Is all that I need to keep me alive
While down inside my soul is dying.

Putting on the show
So folks won’t really know
That in reality I am a sellout.

I sold my hopes and dreams
For a loaf of bread and a pot of beans
And the comfort that comes with a weekly check.

But now that I’ve counted the cost
And surveyed what I have lost
I’m trying to figure out how to buy it back.

My performance art
Is my performance heart
Trying to convince myself I don’t miss the stage

That it’s alright to work for the man
As long as I get all you can
And “so what” if I end each night crying.

Mourning the loss of my creative fire
And all that burning desire
Now eats away at what’s left of my sanity.

Trying always to ignore
The pain bubbling deep within
And persuade myself that ambition is vanity.

But is it vanity to crave elevation
To want to climb out of your situation
And live a life where you can get paid for what you love to do?

Who said “I’d always have to work for somebody”
And never really get to be happy
Tell me does that seem fair to you?

My performance art
Is my performance heart
Putting on shows daily for the masses.

But this performer’s tired of this act
So I think I’ll pack my sack
And move on down the road to happiness.

Show’s over!

PhemSoul?

PhemSoul is 'The Soul of being Divinely Feminine'. Kenyetta Chinwe is the 'Priestess of PhemSoul'.
In my pursuit of art, creativity and spirit I have found that there is a beautiful 'Divinity' present in the nature of femininity, and I works to embody that 'Divine Beauty' through my music and all my creative expressions, both secular and sacred, because there is no secular. All is sacred. I studied Classical Vocals and Musical Theatre at Howard University. I studied crochet at my Mama’s knee. I studied creative writing and fashion design in the faces and styles of the nameless many on the streets of Miami, D.C., and Atlanta. As the daughter and granddaughter of Christian Ministers, I have been a lifelong student of Spirit. In my adult years I furthered my understanding of the Most High by exploring the indigenous spiritual practices of several different regions of the world. I am an ordained minister, High Priestess, Sacred Songstress, Creative Writer, Poet, Crocheted Fashion and Jewelry designer and Vessel of the Most High.
"I filter art and songs of Spirit, love, and life to raise the vibration of the planet and universe."

I am starting this blog as a place for me to share the things I learn along this spiritual journey we call life. That being said there will be all kinds of post. Things that will make you laugh,cry and even mad. Things about my varied business ventures and my personal triumphs and tragedies. My true wish is that through it all we will all grow, evolve and get a better understanding of spirit as it is expressed in both it Masculine form and it's Feminine presence. So thanks for joining me as I share with you my heart,mind,and PhemSoul