Okay, I'm going to give you some advice, and I just hope you don't take it the wrong way.

You are obviously a great writer, I've read several of your poems, and they have a very nice, consistent flow to them.

However, some of your summaries, like the one for this poem, can be a turn-off.

No offense, but most people at fictionpress won't *care* if you've won an award for poetry. It makes you come off as a bit pretentious.

It's better to let the reader make his or her own judgement on your writing. *Show* them with your writing that you rock, don't tell them beforehand.

Just a bit of advice. (: Whether or not you choose to take it is your own decision.