Brown girls are not band aids for your pain.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEI am just a bunch of bad decisions glued together.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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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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The only difference between a mother and her daughter is how long they’ve lived with the trauma.
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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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Black don’t crack: It does bruise, though. It does rupture into a new sky.
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All I have are the memories and all they do is haunt me.
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You are something I am trying to love; Not something I am trying to survive.
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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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Heaven is not something you need to die to get to.
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Healing can look a lot like violence.
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You look most like your father when you smile. It’s your ultimate betrayal.
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Loving you and leaving you taste the same in the mouth?
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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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Nothing worth keeping has ever wanted me back.
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Alone is the safest I have ever felt.
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