Black don’t crack: It does bruise, though. It does rupture into a new sky.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEThe only difference between a mother and her daughter is how long they’ve lived with the trauma.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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These hands keep a score of everything.
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When a black girl dies; the last thing to decompose is her heart.
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Do girls really mature faster than boys or are you looking for a way to sexualize young girls without feeling guilty about it?
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Heaven is not something you need to die to get to.
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Are you native to the land you are spilling blood on?
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You come here trying to make a meal out of me? I will eat you alive.
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The last person I adored made me cry and then tenderly wiped the tears off my face. It was the only lesson that taught me; you can love someone and still do horrible, cruel things to them.
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I poured myself from an empty cup but you weren’t even thirsty.
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I never wanted to be so alone that all I have is you.
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Of all the things I had to endure, you were my favorite obstacle.
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You are a multiple choice exam and I have circled all the wrong answers.
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We romanticize trauma so much that we have stopped trying to prevent it and started smiling at all the scars it leaves.
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Women like me bleed on command.
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This body belongs to all those who live in it.
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It is terrifying to wonder whether that person you love is a walking red flag or a white flag of surrender dipped in your own blood.
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