Black don’t crack: It does bruise, though. It does rupture into a new sky.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEThis body belongs to all those who live in it.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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Nothing worth keeping has ever wanted me back.
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Are you native to the land you are spilling blood on?
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Women like me bleed on command.
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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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Loving you and leaving you taste the same in the mouth?
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Sometimes the thing that destroys you also kisses you on the forehead.
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Brown girls are not band aids for your pain.
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You come here trying to make a meal out of me? I will eat you alive.
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I wish I was as good at love as I am at falling apart.
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All I have are the memories and all they do is haunt me.
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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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I keep making art out of his mistakes.
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You look most like your father when you smile. It’s your ultimate betrayal.
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Can we just pretend we are wanted?
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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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