Black don’t crack: It does bruise, though. It does rupture into a new sky.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEIts okay if all you did this year was survive.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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When will I realize the absence of hate is not love?
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I poured myself from an empty cup but you weren’t even thirsty.
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Of all the things I had to endure, you were my favorite obstacle.
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Can we just pretend we are wanted?
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Its okay if all you did this year was survive.
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My love language is saying no and having them listen to me.
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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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You are a multiple choice exam and I have circled all the wrong answers.
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I am tired of only being loved in theory.
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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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Did our fathers create silence or is it that what makes them our fathers?
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The feminine urge to stay safe.
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You are not a dead thing. Stop acting like one.
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Brown girls are not band aids for your pain.
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Sometimes the thing that destroys you also kisses you on the forehead.
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Are you native to the land you are spilling blood on?
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Healing can look a lot like violence.
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Heaven is not something you need to die to get to.
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All I have are the memories and all they do is haunt me.
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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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This body belongs to all those who live in it.
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I keep making art out of his mistakes.
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I wish I was as good at love as I am at falling apart.
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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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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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