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I said a lot about food
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Why do you think that is? And do you think there are deeper messages behind these poems
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Well, I had the opportunity to read this on one of your Zoom calls
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And the reaction from the other writers on the call were that this had a deeper meaning
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because it was somebody standing up for what he believed in. This poem is based off of a passionate argument
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that my brother-in-law made during a dinner party where he was just
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I only want peanut butter on my sandwiches. No jam, no jelly, just peanut butter
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And there was an informal poll taken and it was about eight out of 10 people
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that wanted jam or jelly on their sandwiches. And there was one or two people that said
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yeah, I can side with peanut butter only. But on the Zoom call that you posted, people were passionate about that
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This struck a chord with them because they too wanted themselves and other people to find something passionate about that they could stand up for in any situation
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So there is a deeper meaning with this one