The only difference between a mother and her daughter is how long they’ve lived with the trauma.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEThe only difference between a mother and her daughter is how long they’ve lived with the trauma.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEI keep making art out of his mistakes.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEI wish I was as good at love as I am at falling apart.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEI am just a bunch of bad decisions glued together.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEBrown girls are not band aids for your pain.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEI never wanted to be so alone that all I have is you.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEOf all the things I had to endure, you were my favorite obstacle.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEI poured myself from an empty cup but you weren’t even thirsty.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEI know I’m difficult to love but I’m going to need you to love me anyway.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEIf home is where the heart is, then I don’t know where to go.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEWhen will I realize the absence of hate is not love?
SUMAYA ENYEGUEShe spends an eternity as shelter for men who curse her when the storm passes.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEIt 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.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEYou come here trying to make a meal out of me? I will eat you alive.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEAre you native to the land you are spilling blood on?
SUMAYA ENYEGUESometimes I open my mouth and my mother comes out.
SUMAYA ENYEGUE