Class Clown Poem by DiAnne Douglass

Funny, joker, prankster
You have a natural talent
For making people laugh
Though you do not always do so intentionally
Sometimes 'messing up' a project
Or tripping over nothing
You love to see a person's smile

Your jokes and your pranks
Few people realize
Are a small cry out for help, for attention
For someone to notice you
And how lonely you are

The friend you make laugh
And joke with all the time
They cannot understand
The feelings you want to convey
And at the end of the day
They leave you feeling more alone

Yet you continue to make people laugh
Taking delight in their smiles
So I shall tell you this one secret
Though you may laugh and call it a joke

Just between you and me?
I like the class clown
He is so funny and so very sweet
Always trying to make me smile
When I am feeling down

I silently cheer him on
Hoping one day he will notice me
As he makes me smile and laugh
Continuously

Good luck to you
My favorite class clown