disappointment

hope is a funny thing
it has the power of puffing u up
filling u with dreams and expectations
making u feel as if nothing is impossible

it starts as a sigh
gentle and soft
unthreatning
safe
so u trust it
and build on it
run with it
let it grow
and expand
and rise

then somewhere
somehow along the way
unexpectantly
it all falls apart
bit by bit
u come to realize
that that initial sigh
carried with it
a breeze of disappointment
a scent of sorrow

all that work
the hopes
dreams
plans
goals
gone

and as you lay
head bowed
heart heavy
a gentle sigh
escapes ur lips
and it carries with it
a breeze of disappointment