Almost

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Disappointment is a quiet guest.

It doesn’t slam doors or shout, it slips in softly, pulls up a chair beside your hope, and whispers, “Not this time.”

It arrives in the spaces where dreams once stood.
In the silence after the phone doesn’t ring.
In the sigh after the words you needed go unsaid.
It’s the echo of almost
almost enough, almost perfect, almost yours.

We don’t talk about disappointment enough. Not in the way we should. We call it failure. We brush it off with logic. We bury it beneath gratitude because “things could be worse.” And sure, maybe they could. But that doesn’t make it hurt any less.

Disappointment is love with nowhere to go.
It’s the shape your heart made around something that never quite arrived.

But maybe disappointment is also a compass.
A way your soul tells you: “This mattered.”
A sign that you’re still reaching,
still believing, still alive enough to feel.

So let it hurt.

Let it ache in your chest like rain that won’t fall.
Let it unravel you, just a little, because in the unraveling, there’s room to be remade.

Then gently gather the pieces of your hope.
Not the shattered illusion, but the part of you that dared to want more.

And try again.

Write the poem. Ask the question. Make the call.
Disappointment is not the end.
It’s the comma in a sentence
you’re still brave enough to finish.

16 thoughts on “Almost”

  1. This one is very touching and inspiring! I love how you illustrate to feel what needs to be felt without shame. But yet, the thread of hope still remains ever present. We appreciate you so much! 💞💕❤️🙂

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  3. Your poetry is evolving just like you are. I think the things that test our emotions the most make the best poems. This is by far one of your best ones yet. I can feel the frustration of what seemed to be within your reach. Illusions exist on so many levels, but one day you’ll be standing in front of the real door, the one that opens without hardly any push. There will be a soft voice on the other side, quietly beckoning you in, saying… “This is for you, everything you’ve ever wanted.” I can’t wait to hear about it when it finally happens. ❤️xo

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