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.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEThese hands keep a score of everything.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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Did our fathers create silence or is it that what makes them our fathers?
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Black don’t crack: It does bruise, though. It does rupture into a new sky.
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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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As you buy tampons you will be hit with the realization that you’re still paying in blood.
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Brown girls are not band aids for your pain.
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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 never wanted to be so alone that all I have is you.
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I keep making art out of his mistakes.
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Heaven is not something you need to die to get to.
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I poured myself from an empty cup but you weren’t even thirsty.
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When a black girl dies; the last thing to decompose is her heart.
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Sometimes I open my mouth and my mother comes out.
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Shame is what happens when you learn self love through people who are difficult to forgive.
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You look most like your father when you smile. It’s your ultimate betrayal.
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