Can we just pretend we are wanted?
SUMAYA ENYEGUEI tell the boy in my class that no means no and he laughs in my face – says no means change my mind.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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You are not a dead thing. Stop acting like one.
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Nothing worth keeping has ever wanted me back.
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The feminine urge to stay safe.
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Sometimes I open my mouth and my mother comes out.
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Its okay if all you did this year was survive.
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You look most like your father when you smile. It’s your ultimate betrayal.
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All I have are the memories and all they do is haunt me.
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Black don’t crack: It does bruise, though. It does rupture into a new sky.
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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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Shame is what happens when you learn self love through people who are difficult to forgive.
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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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Brown girls are not band aids for your pain.
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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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I never wanted to be so alone that all I have is you.
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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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