I am tired of only being loved in theory.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEI tell the boy in my class that no means no and he laughs in my face – says no means change my mind.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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Sometimes I open my mouth and my mother comes out.
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You are a multiple choice exam and I have circled all the wrong answers.
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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 never wanted to be so alone that all I have is you.
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Black don’t crack: It does bruise, though. It does rupture into a new sky.
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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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Sometimes the thing that destroys you also kisses you on the forehead.
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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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So sick of us calling this ugly feeling grief.
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Nothing worth keeping has ever wanted me back.
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All I have are the memories and all they do is haunt me.
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Its okay if all you did this year was survive.
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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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Are you native to the land you are spilling blood on?
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If home is where the heart is, then I don’t know where to go.
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Can we just pretend we are wanted?
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Alone is the safest I have ever felt.
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Shame is what happens when you learn self love through people who are difficult to forgive.
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I am just a bunch of bad decisions glued together.
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This body belongs to all those who live in it.
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You are not a dead thing. Stop acting like one.
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You come here trying to make a meal out of me? I will eat you alive.
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Brown girls are not band aids for your pain.
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She spends an eternity as shelter for men who curse her when the storm passes.
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Of all the things I had to endure, you were my favorite obstacle.
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You look most like your father when you smile. It’s your ultimate betrayal.
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