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.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEBrown girls are not band aids for your pain.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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Of all the things I had to endure, you were my favorite obstacle.
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Shame is what happens when you learn self love through people who are difficult to forgive.
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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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Healing can look a lot like violence.
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Nothing worth keeping has ever wanted me back.
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You are something I am trying to love; Not something I am trying to survive.
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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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This body belongs to all those who live in it.
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Loving you and leaving you taste the same in the mouth?
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Can we just pretend we are wanted?
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These hands keep a score of everything.
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Did our fathers create silence or is it that what makes them our fathers?
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I am just a bunch of bad decisions glued together.
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Alone is the safest I have ever felt.
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