Sacrament of Bodies Quotes

“I want to know who made this desire so wrong.”
― Oluwasegun Romeo Oriogun, Sacrament of Bodies

“May I find love in whatever body that gives me home.”
― Oluwasegun Romeo Oriogun, Sacrament of Bodies

“Mother, What doesn't share our grief is not us.”
― Oluwasegun Romeo Oriogun, Sacrament of Bodies

“I was born to hold a boy on a bus station, shake him loose, a house leaking memories and tell him go, run, live, until we meet again.”
― Oluwasegun Romeo Oriogun, Sacrament of Bodies

“The truth is always a house with many windows; I wanted you to hold my wings, pluck out every fear and leave me whole because I do not want my body to fly from your eyes, I want the risk of burning; I want to know you before dawn.”
― Oluwasegun Romeo Oriogun, Sacrament of Bodies

“He says, no son of mine is going to be a faggot.”
― Oluwasegun Romeo Oriogun, Sacrament of Bodies

“In a room full of burning candles
I saw the man staring at me
and knew desire would drown
everyone standing between us
until we are the only two people alive.”
― Oluwasegun Romeo Oriogun, Sacrament of Bodies

“There's a debate going on in my country:
Is fourteen years behind bars okay for a gay man
or should death be a better option?”
― Oluwasegun Romeo Oriogun, Sacrament of Bodies