I never wanted to be so alone that all I have is you.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEI am always becoming a new tragedy. Trading one torture for another. Forever versatile in this becoming.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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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 come here trying to make a meal out of me? I will eat you alive.
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Healing can look a lot like violence.
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This body belongs to all those who live in it.
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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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Brown girls are not band aids for your pain.
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Black don’t crack: It does bruise, though. It does rupture into a new sky.
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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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Can we just pretend we are wanted?
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If home is where the heart is, then I don’t know where to go.
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You are not a dead thing. Stop acting like one.
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Women like me bleed on command.
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The feminine urge to stay safe.
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She spends an eternity as shelter for men who curse her when the storm passes.
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All I have are the memories and all they do is haunt me.
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