You are something I am trying to love; Not something I am trying to survive.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEOf all the things I had to endure, you were my favorite obstacle.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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You come here trying to make a meal out of me? I will eat you alive.
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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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This body belongs to all those who live in it.
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Are you native to the land you are spilling blood on?
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When a black girl dies; the last thing to decompose is her heart.
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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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Sometimes the thing that destroys you also kisses you on the forehead.
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We romanticize trauma so much that we have stopped trying to prevent it and started smiling at all the scars it leaves.
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I am just a bunch of bad decisions glued together.
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My love language is saying no and having them listen to me.
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I wish I was as good at love as I am at falling apart.
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Shame is what happens when you learn self love through people who are difficult to forgive.
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I am tired of only being loved in theory.
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The feminine urge to stay safe.
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