I am tired of only being loved in theory.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEWomen like me bleed on command.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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Self Love is just me loving you in reverse.
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There 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.
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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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I wish I was as good at love as I am at falling apart.
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The only difference between a mother and her daughter is how long they’ve lived with the trauma.
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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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You are a multiple choice exam and I have circled all the wrong answers.
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Black don’t crack: It does bruise, though. It does rupture into a new sky.
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When a black girl dies; the last thing to decompose is her heart.
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Sometimes I open my mouth and my mother comes out.
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If home is where the heart is, then I don’t know where to go.
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I poured myself from an empty cup but you weren’t even thirsty.
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You look most like your father when you smile. It’s your ultimate betrayal.
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Her body is a undiscovered country and she is afraid that someone will colonize it and expect her to thank them for the wreckage.
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Loving you and leaving you taste the same in the mouth?
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