A Blue Psalm
by Timothy Price
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Oh Lord? Oh Lord?
Why have you hated me?
How in my innocence
Have I sinned?
To be damned from birth
Neglected and abused
While you looked on
Like I was nothing more
Than the Devil’s spawn
I am broken so broken
A pile of bones laid at your feet
Show mercy, oh Lord
Mold me, reshape me, make me whole
I want to feel loved, normal, happy, whole
Lyrics, music, interpretation -Timothy Price
ABOUT US
Welcome to MasticadoresUSA.
MasticadoresUSA was founded by Juan Re Crivello as part of Gobblers/Masticadores in 2021. Its current editor is Gabriela Marie Milton.
MasticadoresUSA features talented writers of poetry and short prose. We primarily publish writers who write in English, and are based in the USA. However, while the publication language remains English, we also welcome the work of our fellow writers from all over the world.
What do we want to bring to our readers? Edgar Allan Poe once wrote: Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words. This is what we are committed to bringing to you. And that’s not an easy endeavor.
SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES
If you want to submit, please send your work – poetry and/or short prose – to gabrielamariemilton@gmail.com. In addition to the piece(s), you want to have published, we need your name, and the address of your site. Submit your work as a docx attachment – not in the body of the email. Limit your submission to two pieces. We do not accept pieces longer than 300 words.
What are the themes that we are looking for? Surprise us!
However, MasticadoresUSA does not publish any work that contains racist, homophobic, sexist, and hate talk of any kind.
Looking forward to your submissions.
MasticadoresUsa // Editor: Barbara Leonhard // 
Beautiful interpretation of a no less beautiful text.
Thank you
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Thank you, Gabriela.
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My pleasure 🌹
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Powerful words amplified further by music – beautifully done!
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Such a strong and moving song. Tim is a brilliant artist. Thank you, Gabriela for hosting him here.
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Oh, Marina, it is my pleasure to have Timothy here. He is truly a brilliant artist. I wish I could do what he does.
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He is amazing and what amazes me most is how he manages to do everything he does and so well too! 😉
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That’s true. And the speed with which he does everything. If I were to write the lyrics, the music, take the photos, sing and record, it will take me forever. Not to speak about the stress I will be under or about the fact that I cannot sing at all. He is truly exceptional.
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You two are making me blush. I’m left without words over all you kind words. It’s true that once I get everything figured out, I can often put everything together quickly. However, the process of getting some ideas and projects into workable and presentable form can take months or a couple of years. I’m no singer and I really struggle to play guitar and bass these days with numb fingers and arthritic hands. The frustration of playing, singing and the number of takes to complete a song are manifold. I really appreciate both of you. I get so much inspiration from you two.
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Timothy, you are fantastic. You do way better than people who should put effort in their work and they do not. You are really great.
“can take months or a couple of years.” I was thinking about that. Everything done so well requires time.
I get a lot of inspiration from you too.
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Speed was the other thing I forgot to mention! All we can do is wonder and be thankful for knowing him! 😉
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Love this!!! Thank you Tim, and Gabriela!
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I am glad you like it Resa. It is wonderful indeed.
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Thank you so much, Resa.
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I loved it…the words, the emotional depth in Tim’s voice, that bitchin’ guitar.
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Tim what a great piece and I love the song. You can really play that guitar my friend. I enjoyed your publication and congratulations. What is normal I don’t think any of us know anymore do we? I think I understand the message my friend. By the way incredible photography as well. Hugs and love, Joni
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