The feminine urge to stay safe.
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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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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Healing can look a lot like violence.
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Brown girls are not band aids for your pain.
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Sometimes I open my mouth and my mother comes out.
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I am tired of only being loved in theory.
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All I have are the memories and all they do is haunt me.
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Nothing worth keeping has ever wanted me back.
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You come here trying to make a meal out of me? I will eat you alive.
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Of all the things I had to endure, you were my favorite obstacle.
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I am just a bunch of bad decisions glued together.
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Heaven is not something you need to die to get to.
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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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I never wanted to be so alone that all I have is you.
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Shame is what happens when you learn self love through people who are difficult to forgive.
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