All I have are the memories and all they do is haunt me.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEWe romanticize trauma so much that we have stopped trying to prevent it and started smiling at all the scars it leaves.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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I never wanted to be so alone that all I have is you.
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Her body is a undiscovered country and she is afraid that someone will colonize it and expect her to thank them for the wreckage.
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I tell the boy in my class that no means no and he laughs in my face – says no means change my mind.
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Black don’t crack: It does bruise, though. It does rupture into a new sky.
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My love language is saying no and having them listen to me.
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Shame is what happens when you learn self love through people who are difficult to forgive.
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We romanticize trauma so much that we have stopped trying to prevent it and started smiling at all the scars it leaves.
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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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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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As you buy tampons you will be hit with the realization that you’re still paying in blood.
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Women like me bleed on command.
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Nothing worth keeping has ever wanted me back.
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I poured myself from an empty cup but you weren’t even thirsty.
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These hands keep a score of everything.
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