The Confused Parallel by M. Taggart

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The Confused Parallel

by M. Taggart, Monthly Contributor

site: https://mtaggartwriter.wordpress.com/

He couldn’t catch his breath. His words
were spinning in his mind with such ferocity
he was unable to calm himself as he begun to
shake. He was sure he could see his words
on the ceiling. He pulled his body together,
clamped his knees to his chest, and rocked
while trying to make as little noise as possible.
She was asleep next to him. Her beautiful black
hair lay along the side of her face, nestled softly
onto her pillow, splashing a blackness so peaceful,
just around her head as a halo might linger for
a moment longer when the harboring light is willing
to have it. This light was not for him. He, rocking,
smiling at nothing while raising his eyes toward
his very own spinning ceiling full of words which
made no movement toward care as he felt himself
splitting into selves he had no knowledge had been
there before. He felt each escape his control, a control
he placed to protect his former shell.

@M. Taggart

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. 

Submission 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.

Monthly Contributors

Ingrid Wilson
Matt Taggart
Virginia Mateias
Cindy Georgakas
Jeff Flesch
Timothy Price