Her body is a undiscovered country and she is afraid that someone will colonize it and expect her to thank them for the wreckage.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEAre you native to the land you are spilling blood on?
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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Sometimes the thing that destroys you also kisses you on the forehead.
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I am tired of only being loved in theory.
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I keep making art out of his mistakes.
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Loving you and leaving you taste the same in the mouth?
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When will I realize the absence of hate is not love?
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The feminine urge to stay safe.
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I am just a bunch of bad decisions glued together.
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You look most like your father when you smile. It’s your ultimate betrayal.
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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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I never wanted to be so alone that all I have is you.
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Can we just pretend we are wanted?
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Brown girls are not band aids for your pain.
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So sick of us calling this ugly feeling grief.
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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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These hands keep a score of everything.
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