The only difference between a mother and her daughter is how long they’ve lived with the trauma.
SUMAYA ENYEGUENothing worth keeping has ever wanted me back.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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So sick of us calling this ugly feeling grief.
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Alone is the safest I have ever felt.
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My love language is saying no and having them listen to me.
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Did our fathers create silence or is it that what makes them our fathers?
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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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You look most like your father when you smile. It’s your ultimate betrayal.
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Black don’t crack: It does bruise, though. It does rupture into a new sky.
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She spends an eternity as shelter for men who curse her when the storm passes.
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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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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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You come here trying to make a meal out of me? I will eat you alive.
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Sometimes the thing that destroys you also kisses you on the forehead.
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You are not a dead thing. Stop acting like one.
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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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