Poems from CeCe Riles
Sometimes, when I need to
cry, I go to the shower
and sit in the water
until the tears don't
flow from my eyes.
But,
sometimes when I...
It's been a year. Things still make me miss you. I can't say anything out loud thoughBecause saying it out loudMeans that itIs true.
I...
Even if I could become the greatest poet in the world,
I don't know if I could tell you the words to win you over.
You don't understand...
Take a break?
From friends?
From life?
From her?
I don't want to.
None of those are possible.
Not at all.
She is my everything.
I...
What if I
Told you that
You didn't matter?
How would you
Feel then? You
Have told me
Time and time
Again that
Same thing. That
I...