Black don’t crack: It does bruise, though. It does rupture into a new sky.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEThe feminine urge to stay safe.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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I am tired of only being loved in theory.
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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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You are a multiple choice exam and I have circled all the wrong answers.
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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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We romanticize trauma so much that we have stopped trying to prevent it and started smiling at all the scars it leaves.
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Healing can look a lot like violence.
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Self Love is just me loving you in reverse.
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Can we just pretend we are wanted?
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So sick of us calling this ugly feeling grief.
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I wish I was as good at love as I am at falling apart.
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This body belongs to all those who live in it.
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Did our fathers create silence or is it that what makes them our fathers?
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Its okay if all you did this year was survive.
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My love language is saying no and having them listen to me.
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I poured myself from an empty cup but you weren’t even thirsty.
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