Life

RIP Karissa Urban

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August 25th, 2022

I tried to work through our neverending strife
But it soon consumed my entire life
I weathered the storms of every ache
And there’s only so much a person can take
I tried to love you but you shut me out
Filled my head with nothing but doubt
You never understood my language of love
So I never felt anything but the lack thereof
When I was injured you only thought of gain
Leaving me to pick myself up in vain
You broke me with your absence of care
While I was belittled you stood and stared
You let your family speak to me with disdain
Bit your tongue which caused me pain
And when you apologized on my behalf
Your actions inscribed our epitaph

2022 Concluded

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Hello poetry lovers!

I’ve rebranded! Doll-Urban Poetry is gone, and Doll Poetry is here! Instagram has been updated too, so look out for @dollpoetry_! As I do every year, I want to shout out to all of my new readers! I grew from 165 followers to 199 followers in the last year! To those who are new to following me, I do an annual update with all of my statistics and an overall recap of my year! You can find my past updates and other of my non-poetry-related posts under my “Personal” category.

Thank you to everyone who continues to support me and my passion! I jumped all over the place between posting content from 2009, 2011, and the beginning of 2022. Keep posted, as I will be sharing the rest of July-December 2022 shortly! Last year was intense. I ran my first half marathon (barely), sold my house, moved twice, switched jobs, filed for divorce, and joined both a softball and bowling social league.

I also probably listened to a little too much Spotify. However, despite seeing her in concert for the third time, this is the first year that Chelsea Cutler has not been my number-one artist!

Spotify wrapped for reference:

Last, but certainly not least, Happy New Year everybody!

Invaluable

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July 14th, 2022

I let my world come crashing down
I could no longer hold it together
The ends of my last thread had frayed
And hanging on was too much pressure
Over the years I’ve given up hoping
That happiness could be in my life
But I was a victim of my circumstance
And realized I shouldn’t be a wife
Because my life is decided by me
I don’t want this state of confusion
I want to discover who I really am
I spent too much time in a delusion
So I let my world shatter piece by piece
Until I could no longer recognize it
I can change my hair, my job, my home
But these memories won’t let me forget
Everything I went through was for a reason
So I need to see this through
I never found out what it’s worth
But in the end I’ll find my value

The last poem I wrote before this was in April, titled “Whatever It’s Worth.” I might not know yet – but I’m getting there. (Photographed: April 2022-July 2022)