Her body is a undiscovered country and she is afraid that someone will colonize it and expect her to thank them for the wreckage.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEYou look most like your father when you smile. It’s your ultimate betrayal.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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Of all the things I had to endure, you were my favorite obstacle.
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Did our fathers create silence or is it that what makes them our fathers?
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Heaven is not something you need to die to get to.
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You are a multiple choice exam and I have circled all the wrong answers.
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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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Black don’t crack: It does bruise, though. It does rupture into a new sky.
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I wish I was as good at love as I am at falling apart.
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All I have are the memories and all they do is haunt me.
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When a black girl dies; the last thing to decompose is her heart.
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The feminine urge to stay safe.
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You look most like your father when you smile. It’s your ultimate betrayal.
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You are something I am trying to love; Not something I am trying to survive.
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I poured myself from an empty cup but you weren’t even thirsty.
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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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Its okay if all you did this year was survive.
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