Black don’t crack: It does bruise, though. It does rupture into a new sky.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEAs you buy tampons you will be hit with the realization that you’re still paying in blood.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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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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Self Love is just me loving you in reverse.
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When will I realize the absence of hate is not love?
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This body belongs to all those who live in it.
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Its okay if all you did this year was survive.
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Sometimes the thing that destroys you also kisses you on the forehead.
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Can we just pretend we are wanted?
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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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You come here trying to make a meal out of me? I will eat you alive.
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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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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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When a black girl dies; the last thing to decompose is her heart.
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You are a multiple choice exam and I have circled all the wrong answers.
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I keep making art out of his mistakes.
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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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