You come here trying to make a meal out of me? I will eat you alive.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEYou are something I am trying to love; Not something I am trying to survive.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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Sometimes I open my mouth and my mother comes out.
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Women like me bleed on command.
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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 not a dead thing. Stop acting like one.
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The feminine urge to stay safe.
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You look most like your father when you smile. It’s your ultimate betrayal.
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When a black girl dies; the last thing to decompose is her heart.
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Of all the things I had to endure, you were my favorite obstacle.
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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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I know I’m difficult to love but I’m going to need you to love me anyway.
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Brown girls are not band aids for your pain.
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I am always becoming a new tragedy. Trading one torture for another. Forever versatile in this becoming.
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I wish I was as good at love as I am at falling apart.
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I poured myself from an empty cup but you weren’t even thirsty.
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Do girls really mature faster than boys or are you looking for a way to sexualize young girls without feeling guilty about it?
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