National Poetry Month 2017 Top Ten

All thirty of my poems for this most recent National Poetry Month were hard won in the writing of them. I cried and laughed and let myself hope. I wrote as real as I could without exposing myself to more hurt. So here are the top ten reader's choice and a few poet's picks to honor my hard work of growing as a writer and person because of it: 

Top Ten

1. Now or Never

2. My Real Self

3. Picking Myself Up

4. Reality

5. Caught in the Fray

6. Gracefully

7. Be Real

8. Master the Arts

9. Needs

10. All of This and More

Poet's Picks

1. Shine

2. False Imprisonment

3. Accoutrements of War