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.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEWhen a black girl dies; the last thing to decompose is her heart.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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Loving you and leaving you taste the same in the mouth?
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These hands keep a score of everything.
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Healing can look a lot like violence.
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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 look most like your father when you smile. It’s your ultimate betrayal.
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Love is more thicker than forget.
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Black don’t crack: It does bruise, though. It does rupture into a new sky.
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Women like me bleed on command.
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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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I am tired of only being loved in theory.
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The feminine urge to stay safe.
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Sometimes the thing that destroys you also kisses you on the forehead.
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I wish I was as good at love as I am at falling apart.
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My love language is saying no and having them listen to me.
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So sick of us calling this ugly feeling grief.
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