The only difference between a mother and her daughter is how long they’ve lived with the trauma.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEHer body is a undiscovered country and she is afraid that someone will colonize it and expect her to thank them for the wreckage.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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You are not a dead thing. Stop acting like one.
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Healing can look a lot like violence.
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I poured myself from an empty cup but you weren’t even thirsty.
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Self Love is just me loving you in reverse.
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Its okay if all you did this year was survive.
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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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The feminine urge to stay safe.
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Heaven is not something you need to die to get to.
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Sometimes I open my mouth and my mother comes out.
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I never wanted to be so alone that all I have is you.
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When a black girl dies; the last thing to decompose is her heart.
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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 wish I was as good at love as I am at falling apart.
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When will I realize the absence of hate is not love?
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Can we just pretend we are wanted?
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