Winnie Nantongo > Quotes

“Just because someone is your family doesn’t mean you have to keep them around if they are toxic or abusive. Don’t let people guilt you.”
― Winnie Nantongo

“Living your truth is so healing. Never hide parts of you because you are scared of other people’s judgments.”
― Winnie Nantongo

“you don’t have
to chase things
when you are naturally
in tune and aligned
with them”
― Winnie Nantongo, Dining with the Enemy

“The brightest mornings sometimes mask sadness in plain sight like makeup over old scars.”
― Winnie Nantongo

“my existence is a constant debate
an easy target for their rage”
― Winnie Nantongo, Dining with the Enemy

“Been homesick lately
not for you
but for myself
this time”
― Winnie Nantongo, The Lover and Her Human

“when you don’t know
what love feels like
you accept whatever
is offered to you.”
― Winnie Nantongo, Dining with the Enemy

“the thing
about having faith
is that even as it hurts
you hope
even as you cry
you pray”
― Winnie Nantongo, Dining with the Enemy

“Not to fear for love is a growth for the soul, to know that there are no limitations or taboos to develop feelings for someone, regardless of genitalia, only to feel and not condemn oneself. Enjoy life as a nest of opportunities.”
― Winnie Nantongo

“may be i hold onto
the memories
of you and me
because it's what
remains of
what once was”
― Winnie Nantongo, Dining with the Enemy

“even those who emit the most alluring scent can still be toxic to your well-being.”
― Winnie Nantongo, Dining with the Enemy

“in the face of trials
when hope seems lost
and shadows linger
casting a doubt
i hope resilience
becomes
your warrior song”
― Winnie Nantongo, Dining with the Enemy

“Some love feels like poetry and ours is the living proof.”
― Winnie Nantongo

“You cannot change
what you see.
Its image burned
deep inside you
a blessed relief
before death comes.”
― Winnie Nantongo, The Lover and Her Human

“wait for someone you won't have to beg to stay”
― Winnie Nantongo, The Lover and Her Human

“but i lied
i didn't deserve your heart
for me forever was a moment”
― Winnie Nantongo, Dining with the Enemy

“your feelings are valid, even when others remain ignorant to the hurt they've caused you.”
― Winnie Nantongo, Dining with the Enemy

“and for how much i have grown, i would live it all again.”
― Winnie Nantongo, Dining with the Enemy

“but how could we promise each other forever when everything evolves with time, and so do feelings which move in phases like the moon?”
― Winnie Nantongo, The Lover and Her Human

“Sometimes your soul only craves for a hug from you.”
― Winnie Nantongo

“In the name of Jesus, they dehumanize
Cruelly and easily, they victimize
In the name of love, they only bring disease
In the blood of the lamb, they glaze their hate”
― Winnie Nantongo

“you’ve ravaged this land
left it to decay
but in your twisted tale
you’ll always
be the hero of the day”
― Winnie Nantongo

“Don't blame yourself for having no energy to fight other people's battles anymore”
― Winnie Nantongo

“you will have to let go of what does not want to stay.”
― Winnie Nantongo, Dining with the Enemy

“but your empty words
and hollow promises
were like castles
built on shifting sand”
― Winnie Nantongo, Dining with the Enemy

“unhealed trauma will make you think every lover you meet is up to something”
― Winnie Nantongo, Dining with the Enemy

“maybe i was too young
or just stupid
not to taste your lies
off your tongue
even when we kissed”
― Winnie Nantongo, The Lover and Her Human

“it doesn’t have to be this way
we’re better animals than all
yet we slay our own kind
acting like the worst of all
with selfish ways
all you know is to take and take
your greed is limitless
as huge as your ego and pride
how much more will you steal
until you've drained the last of our pleas?”
― Winnie Nantongo

“the greatest lovers
often encounter
the harshest realities of love”
― Winnie Nantongo, Dining with the Enemy

“we met at a time
when my hurt
was too heavy to carry”
― Winnie Nantongo, Dining with the Enemy