I poured myself from an empty cup but you weren’t even thirsty.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEThere is a girl on fire a woman choking a body walking into the ocean and they all have my face. They all have my heart because I give that away so easily.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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As you buy tampons you will be hit with the realization that you’re still paying in blood.
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I am just a bunch of bad decisions glued together.
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Can we just pretend we are wanted?
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So sick of us calling this ugly feeling grief.
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I keep making art out of his mistakes.
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When will I realize the absence of hate is not love?
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You look most like your father when you smile. It’s your ultimate betrayal.
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The feminine urge to stay safe.
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When a black girl dies; the last thing to decompose is her heart.
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You are something I am trying to love; Not something I am trying to survive.
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I know I’m difficult to love but I’m going to need you to love me anyway.
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You are a multiple choice exam and I have circled all the wrong answers.
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I never wanted to be so alone that all I have is you.
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Women like me bleed on command.
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I am always becoming a new tragedy. Trading one torture for another. Forever versatile in this becoming.
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