5 Disappointment Poems
Let these disappointment poems encourage you when life does not go as planned. Every one of us feels disappointment at times, and that is normal. The key is to acknowledge how you feel, learn what you can, and then take one small step forward so you do not stay stuck.
Disappointment may slow us down, but it does not have to stop us. What matters most is the next step we choose.
Updated January 17, 2026, by Catherine Pulsifer
Disappointment can show up in many ways. A plan falls through. A person lets us down. A hope we carried for a long time does not happen. In those moments it is easy to feel discouraged, yet disappointment does not have to be the end of the story. It can be a turning point where we choose to keep going, adjust our expectations, and look for what we can do next.
The poems on this page remind us that we can feel the hurt and still move forward. Some poems focus on pushing on when things feel heavy. Others remind us to forgive, reset our attitude, and trust that a better path may appear. May these verses help you find courage for today and hope for what comes next.
We All Have Them
We all face disappointments in life
Do we view them as only strife?
Or do we say something better will come along
Do we keep our attitude strong?
We can all be down and blue
But truthfully where will that get you?
We can experience the feeling but then
Get up and go again.
And Still I Will Push On
Tho disappointed, I'll not quit!
I'll push all night till dawn.
Courageous soul and hopeful heart;
I'm pushing on and on!
All things gone wrong; I will not quit!
Tho' awful is the dark
And terrible the rocky road.
On, on! I'll push my bark.
All blasted hopes: I will not quit!
Tho' thousand chasms yawn.
My purpose firm and clear my eye;
"I'll push my way still on!
All friends desert: I will not quit!
On every side swords drawn;
Alone! Alone! I'll make my way,
And still I will push on!
I stand alone in deepest grief,
Tho' pitfalls gape and yawn;
No one to lend a helping hand,
But still I will push on!
No help is mine, all bridges burned,
All that I own in pawn;
And tho' all hope seems useless, vain,
I'm pushing on and on!
Disappointment
"Disappointment - His appointment":
Change one letter, then I see
That the thwarting of my purpose
Is God's better choice for me.
His appointment must be blessing,
Though it may come in disguise;
For the end from the beginning
Open to his wisdom lies.
"Disappointment - His appointment":
Whose? The Lord's who loves me best,
Understands and knows me fully,
Who my faith and love would test;
For, like loving earthly parent,
He rejoices when he knows
That his child accepts, unquestioned,
All that from his wisdom flows.
"Disappointment - His appointment":
"No good thing will he withhold";
From denials we oft gather
Treasures of his love untold.
Well he knows each broken purpose
Leads to fuller, deeper trust,
And the end of all his dealings
Proves our God is wise and just.
"Disappointment - His appointment":
Lord, I take it, then, as such,
Like the clay in hands of potter,
Yielding wholly to thy touch.
All my life's plan is thy molding;
Not one single choice be mine;
Let me answer, unrepining,
"Father, not my will, but thine."
"Disappointment - His appointment":
Change the letter, then, dear friend;
Take in cheerful acquiescence
All thy Father's love may send.
Soon will faith be lost in vision;
Then in glory thou shalt see
"His appointment," and that only,
Was the right way home for thee.
People Let Us Down
We sometimes get disappointed
When people let us down
We can feel like we've been used,
We feel like a clown.
But don't let disappointment
Ruin your day
Look forward not back,
And you will find the way.
None of us are perfect,
That includes you
Forgive others
For what they do.
Rather than being angry and
Discouraged this day
Forgive and forget
Is the only way.
That I May Soar
Great God, I ask thee for no meaner pelf
Than that I may not disappoint myself;
That in my action I may soar as high
As I can now discern with this clear eye.
And next in value which thy kindness lends.
That I may greatly disappoint my friends,
However they think or hope that it may be,
They may not dream how thou'st distinguished me.
That my weak hand may equal my firm faith.
And my life practise more than my tongue saith;
That my low conduct may not show,
Nor my relenting lines,
That I thy purpose did not know,
Or overrated thy designs.
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Conclusion
We hope these poems about disappointment give you a fresh perspective when things do not work out as you expected, or when you feel let down by a person or an event. Disappointment is part of life, but it does not have to define your day. Hold on to a hopeful attitude, take a breath, and choose one step forward. Moving on is how your heart finds peace again.
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