Shame is what happens when you learn self love through people who are difficult to forgive.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEYou are something I am trying to love; Not something I am trying to survive.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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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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I poured myself from an empty cup but you weren’t even thirsty.
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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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The feminine urge to stay safe.
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Its okay if all you did this year was survive.
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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 tell the boy in my class that no means no and he laughs in my face – says no means change my mind.
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All I have are the memories and all they do is haunt me.
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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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You are something I am trying to love; Not something I am trying to survive.
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If home is where the heart is, then I don’t know where to go.
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My love language is saying no and having them listen to me.
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Women like me bleed on command.
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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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Nothing worth keeping has ever wanted me back.
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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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I never wanted to be so alone that all I have is you.
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She spends an eternity as shelter for men who curse her when the storm passes.
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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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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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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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This body belongs to all those who live in it.
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Black don’t crack: It does bruise, though. It does rupture into a new sky.
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You come here trying to make a meal out of me? I will eat you alive.
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