I never wanted to be so alone that all I have is you.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEThis body belongs to all those who live in it.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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Black don’t crack: It does bruise, though. It does rupture into a new sky.
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Sometimes the thing that destroys you also kisses you on the forehead.
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Did our fathers create silence or is it that what makes them our fathers?
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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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So sick of us calling this ugly feeling grief.
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Alone is the safest I have ever felt.
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You come here trying to make a meal out of me? I will eat you alive.
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Nothing worth keeping has ever wanted me back.
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Loving you and leaving you taste the same in the mouth?
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When will I realize the absence of hate is not love?
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The feminine urge to stay safe.
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I wish I was as good at love as I am at falling apart.
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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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As you buy tampons you will be hit with the realization that you’re still paying in blood.
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You look most like your father when you smile. It’s your ultimate betrayal.
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Self Love is just me loving you in reverse.
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This body belongs to all those who live in it.
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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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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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I poured myself from an empty cup but you weren’t even thirsty.
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Healing can look a lot like violence.
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Of all the things I had to endure, you were my favorite obstacle.
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Its okay if all you did this year was survive.
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Heaven is not something you need to die to get to.
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You are not a dead thing. Stop acting like one.
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I am just a bunch of bad decisions glued together.
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