Sunrise, curtained
date, disappears
hero, clay feet
promise, broken
hope, unrealized
honor, denigrated
hard work, disregarded
championship team, loses
expectation, flattened
commitment, unmet
restaurant, closed
addiction, unresisted
trust, violated
feelings, hurt
summit, unreached
savior, ignored
This poem is submitted for the One Word at a Time Blog Carnival hosted by Peter Pollock, and the word is “disappoint.” To see more posts, please visit Peter's site.
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Photograph: Lonely man by Anna Cervova via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission.
