We romanticize trauma so much that we have stopped trying to prevent it and started smiling at all the scars it leaves.
SUMAYA ENYEGUECan we just pretend we are wanted?
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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Are you native to the land you are spilling blood on?
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When a black girl dies; the last thing to decompose is her heart.
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You look most like your father when you smile. It’s your ultimate betrayal.
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You are not a dead thing. Stop acting like one.
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I am just a bunch of bad decisions glued together.
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Black don’t crack: It does bruise, though. It does rupture into a new sky.
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The feminine urge to stay safe.
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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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The only difference between a mother and her daughter is how long they’ve lived with the trauma.
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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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Can we just pretend we are wanted?
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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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Brown girls are not band aids for your pain.
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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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