Short Disappointing Poems

Short Disappointing Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Disappointing by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Disappointing by length and keyword.


''Dylan''

Deepest feeling.Ranging thoughts.Youth of a young tween male.Life just discovering.Amazing
friend to all.Never disappointing.
son
Form: Name


Ears

Ears

I can extend sideways my 
too small ears to 
my door, but I can’t 
quite reach 
the lock. That’s quite 
disappointing.

Premium Member Rotten luck

Pardon me for saying so
that puts us in a precarious position
~ seems we're out of options



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Form: Other

Ship Sity

Friendship
Pure, Strong Bond
Caring, Helping, Understanding
Smiles, Laughter, Frowns, Sadness
Crying, Depressing, Disappointing
Infuriating, Angry
Animosity
© Sara Zahed  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Diamante

Drama

Delightfully gripping
Dread combines with artful
Dismay, infused with fine
Direction to tickle
Discerning thoughts.  Never
Disappointing with good
Devil in the detail
art
Form: Verse


Unsmart Metre

I’ll apologise here at the start
For this verse won’t appeal to your heart.
So banal, it’s a shame
But I’ll shoulder the blame
’Cos it's not rude, nor funny, nor smart!
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Deny

deny unworthy, useless failing, flopping, disappointing application, effort, success, achievement celebrating, cheering, applauding happy, successful accept
Form: Diamante

Okay

Poetry is dumb and boring
Only red skittles are delectable
Excellent customer service
Trees have green leaves
Respiration is aided by abdominal muscles
Yesterday was disappointing
Form: Acrostic

Treasure Chest

Gold Shiny, pretty Sparkling, exciting, mesmerizing Jewel, tiara, horn, stone Dulling, disappointing, fooling Dirty, ugly Rock
Contest~Anthony Slausen~Treasure Chest
Form: Diamante

Premium Member Fun

It was good 
Enjoyed the time
I've been called
To the mother ship
They say I can't come back
For a long spell
So sad 
So disappointing
What is the worst 
I'll have to be working
Form:

My Cluttered Mind

My cluttered mind
Overslept
Late for work again
Let go
Kids to feed
Bills to pay
Tired, so tired
What to do? 
Why me?
Disappointing them again
Repeat
What’s the matter with me?
Form: List

Premium Member The Cosmic Joke

The cosmic joke

Which says

We are what 

We're seeking

Is a story

Which resounds

And may be

Disappointing 

For the one

Seeking the end

Of beliefs..

Renewed joke...
Form:

Premium Member Quality of Discourse

So disappointing to have a reputation--
Known for argumentative disputation
When we could be known for a gentler tone,
Raising quality of discourse in our generation.

written November 2, 2021
Form: Quatrain

Bore Burden

That flavor
gave her
wings, then faced a wall

Against odds
Opposing time
Blocked, like a limp burden

Face it 
Was disappointing
Swallow, now just give up.

First retain
Next clean
it, at once let go.

It Sucks

It sucks because it's hurricane season
Where at lease twenty-four 
To twenty-six hurricanes
Is to be named, the
Inconvenience of maybe
Having to pick up and run
It is already a stressful situation
That has push us to the max's
© Daisy Ward  Create an image from this poem.

Give Up On Yourself

It can be disappointing
yet liberating,
to realize that your Intellect,
your religion,
all your borrowed knowledge,
every kind of spiritual teaching
and practice
must be put in a garbage can
until you are ready to talk rubbish again.

Premium Member Mind Paradox

Reality 
                   Harsh, Concise
          Planning, Deciding, Organizing
       Rational Mind,  imagination, dream
      Deceiving, Disappointing, Frustrating
                Illusion, Daydream
                        Fantasy
Form: Diamante

Looking Back

It was a disappointing effort to say the least
But just because it’s over doesn’t mean I’m at peace

In retrospect it seems like a waste of time, Just to come up short

Looking back I probably could have spent more time outside in my gym shorts

Jenny Teapot

I loved you once, Jenny Teapot,
Until that love turned sour.
You poured the finest Yorkshire Tea,
On the hour, every hour.
But the love we had, went off the boil,
In a most disappointing way.
Betrayed by your affections,
For Darjeeling, Assam and Earl Grey.
© Kevin Shaw  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

She

Preposterous, I am not a junk-food addict!
The recipe was good;
The presentation was great;
The final dish, however, was disappointing.
It could have used a teaspoon full of warmth
And maybe a dash of humor.
A crowd pleaser, at first, to be sure,
But not worth the effort.

In Spite Of

In spite of my pain
In spite of my heart ache
In spite of my tears
In spite of my fears
In spite of the unknown 
of this crazy world we live in.

I love you

In spite of the sleepless night
In spite of the disappointing days
In spite of my sickness

I still Love you.
Form:

To Be Free

I want to be free
Free of sorrow
Memories and shame
Free from fear
Anger and pain
Free of disappointing
This name
Free from suffering
Guilt and blame
A freedom I am
Worthy to claim
I want to be free
I want to let go
To be free of me


M. Lyn Church
August 28, 2013
© Lyn Church  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Ice Cream Man

Here comes Jolly Joe the ice cream man.
We loved congregating when we heard his bell.
We always heard it one street away, so we ran inside.
Begging quarters and dimes off all of our grownups.
It was disappointing when they said “no”, 
but then they said yes, oh, my!
What a treat!

Illusion

All I see is the light in me		
Shining bright from the ones I lost	
And left behind, but I'll be alright	
What does not kill me			
Makes me tougher than tough!

Love is an illusion
A nice one but still	
An illusion!			
Chasing love is like			
Chasing the wind
Disappointing				
And vain!

Tis the Season

Tis the season of high expectation
And disappointing outcomes

Of obligations 
And guilty consciences 


Tis the season of cellulite
And failed diets

Of sinking self esteem
And blotchy faces

Tis the season of lighter pockets
And heavier souls

Ask and you shall receive
© Britt Rose  Create an image from this poem.

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