I am always becoming a new tragedy. Trading one torture for another. Forever versatile in this becoming.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEThese hands keep a score of everything.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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I poured myself from an empty cup but you weren’t even thirsty.
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When a black girl dies; the last thing to decompose is her heart.
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Loving you and leaving you taste the same in the mouth?
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It is terrifying to wonder whether that person you love is a walking red flag or a white flag of surrender dipped in your own 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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The feminine urge to stay safe.
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Of all the things I had to endure, you were my favorite obstacle.
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Self Love is just me loving you in reverse.
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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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Brown girls are not band aids for your pain.
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I never wanted to be so alone that all I have is you.
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I am tired of only being loved in theory.
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Nothing worth keeping has ever wanted me back.
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My love language is saying no and having them listen to me.
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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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