This is an explanation of the “Waffles and Spaghetti” poem:
In this poem, I am portraying how men and women are totally opposite in how they think and react emotionally, as women tend to weave every aspect of their lives together (like spaghetti noodles), while men tend to compartmentalize their lives, being in one box (square) at a time (the waffle).
I entered this poem in the Open Amateur Poetry Contest, New York, NY, and received a notice stating that my poem has been certified as a semi-finalist in the International Open Poetry Contest, and it will automatically be entered into the final competition held in November! It will also be one of the poems published in the hardbound volume of Immortal Verses, scheduled for publication in the winter of 2009.