Cee Cee ElleAs ExpectedI grow up in a small town. Go to church. Sing in the choir. Get confirmed in a faith I do not have. I take my instructions with eyes…·1 min read·May 30, 2021----
Cee Cee ElleReconstruction SiteI rise before the strike of hammer on wood And the heat of mid-day eyes force me in·1 min read·Mar 7, 2021----
Cee Cee ElleinHuman PartsLove, Anger, and Genetics‘I make my case over and over. Unable to tell if I am convincing anyone.’·2 min read·Jul 26, 2020--2--2
Cee Cee ElleinAMPLIFYNumb with NumbersEvery morning we take inventory of our failure Beds, too few Tests, too late Masks, worn out Accountability, gone2 min read·Apr 6, 2020----
Cee Cee ElleMuWe lie, drunk, on a couch too narrow to contain us. Like college lovers on a Twin XL, Sinking into one another To keep from falling.1 min read·Apr 5, 2020----
Cee Cee ElleTo Bottle LightningI feel it coming. Shadows creeping up softly, Smothering the light That just now danced in your eyes.1 min read·Aug 30, 2019----
Cee Cee Elle14 StairsThere are 14 stairs in the house that grew me Where we held hands and locked eyes Blue on blue/brown Reciting the ritual rhyme On the step…1 min read·Aug 12, 2019----
Cee Cee ElleTime BoundIf had more time, I wouldn’t wish it gone so fast. Wouldn’t rush to an age when years dissolve in minutes. Would savor the slow unfurling…1 min read·Jun 23, 2019----
Cee Cee ElleReinsI grew my hair long to spite my face. That’s what you wanted, wasn’t it? Reins, woven lustrous thick, To pull me back When I strayed too…1 min read·Apr 21, 2019----