“Invisible She scanned through the magazine for girls who looked like her with deeper hues, flat nose, and thick hair. The day she turned fifteen she scrubbed herself with bleach while screaming for God, whispering over and over again "the… — Ijeoma Umebinyuo Copy Share Image
“Survive ... Some women survive by creating walls, big walls guarding their hearts and you say "let them in" but she has been covered in regrets, crawled on all fours for her salvation. Dont curse them for when her attacker came there she was, loving, now she has built her walls brick by brick guarding against parasites Don't blame her… — Ijeoma Umebinyuo Copy Share
“1. You must let the pain visit. 2. You must allow it teach you 3. You must not allow it overstay. (Three routes to healing)” — Ijeoma Umebinyuo Copy Share Image
“IRONY They invite you to come view artifacts stolen from your ancestors in their museums as their "experts" explain your ancient Benin kingdom” — Ijeoma Umebinyuo Copy Share Image
“So, here you are too foreign for home too foreign for here. Never enough for both.” — Ijeoma Umebinyuo Copy Share Image
“Invisible She scanned through the magazine for girls who looked like her with deeper hues, flat nose, and thick hair. The day she turned… — Ijeoma Umebinyuo Copy Share Image
“I told the priest my god is a black woman he poured holy water on me and scheduled me for an exorcism” — Ijeoma Umebinyuo Copy Share Image
