We weren’t lovers. We weren’t friends. Though we “tried” to
be. You knew that I was scared to stay with you. You knew I wanted to leave but
you convinced me to stay. You told me that we could make “us” work. I would do my
way and you would do your way. How could I have ever believe that mentality
would have ever lead down to the path of “us.” But, how can I blame you for
making me stay when I could have left? How could I blame you for my weakness
then, when I should thank you for my strength now? You were not really there
then and you are not really there now. I was just me "there," wherever I was. That is all that matters.
And I know that now.
There’s nothing that hurts more than when we lose someone from our Louisiana Words family. But, the beauty of our writing movement is that the words of our loved ones live on with us. On June 20th, 2023, Louisiana Words Allstar, Jorge Arturo, moved on from this world leaving our hearts broken. He was a charismatic and talented human being. Jorge resided in New Orleans, LA and had been active on Louisiana Words for over a year. To honor Jorge’s life and work, we will be sharing his writing and live performances all Summer 2023. Please help keep his spirit alive by sharing his work. We know that Jorge’s words will connect with our readers and we hope to keep his spirit alive. Jorge’s first submission: “The Dog Show” debuted on February 6th, 2022 and is his most successful piece to date. In 2022, Jorge spent 10 weeks in the top with “The Dog Show,” “Weavers,” “They Say Love Kills, This Time It Really Did,” and “If Hell is Real, It Looks Like an Airport.” His la...
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