Lonely funny face

Am I just another funny face?
A good laugh?
Someone people pass around
When they need a good chuckle?

Am I an object
That people can just pass around
Step on
Ignore till they remember i'm there?

Am I just the class clown
That people enjoy laughing at?

The royal courts fool
That must come when called?

Am I just that person
That happens to be there when your feeling blue?
Am I just that nice face to look at
When your feeling lonely?

Am I that wall you lean up against
When your feet get tired?
That chair you sit in
When it's been a long hard day?

I don't have that...

That nice chair to sit in when i'm tired
I don't have that wall to lean against when my feet get weary
I don't have that single face to look at when I am feeling sad

I stand in crowded rooms
Full of people
Making them laugh
And feel better

And as I stand in that room
Full of people
Never before
Have I ever felt so lonely....

Author's Note

I lean on God, he is my wall, and my chair. But sometimes I don't always feel him around and it would be nice if I had more people in my life that I could lean on. I feel like I am not a person i'm a character who is meant to read the script and nothing else...I just want to feel something ANYTHING!!!

Reviews

[quinfinn]

this is a very personal and deeply moving piece of poetry, which personifies that
awkward feeling of being a third party and the loneliness of being surrounded by those who either don't need or don't notice you unless they require something of you. i love this! keep writing girl. p.s. .... if you like love poems, i have a boatload of heartbreak and true love on my pages. good work.

[Light and ashes]

I think all of us feel like this at one point some are more familiar to this feeling then others, hang in there. Being missing in action in life is a terrible feeling but, there are sure to people in your life that stick with you no matter what. Those are truely the ones that care. I pray that all of God's blessing rain down on you :] I know you don't know me and vise versa but if you ever need to talk and have no one else to lean on message me.

[STAR CHILD]

oh this is truely sad

[David Michael]

Like I've said in my other reviews, this isn't really poetry. It has no rhythm or meter to it, nor even a flow of a free write; it has no rhyme, not even approximate or hinted; it has no alliteration or any sort of sound play; it has no structure, such as repeated lines, stanzas in similar formats, etc; it has no imagery or metaphor; it doesn't use interesting vivid words. It's only claim to poetry is emotion and its highly personal topic.

I am NOT saying you shouldn't continue writing like this, and I'm not saying it's "crap". I just think you should write it in a different format that suits your style better, such as a monologue (like the other poem, I could see an actor monloguing this on stage) or a blog entry. Either that, or you should start experimenting with truly poetic devices. That's the beauty of this site - it allows you to experiment, and people will encourage you on. So take this as encouragement, not condemnation! I hope to see more of your works, and that they grow!

[M Garcia]

Deeply heartfelt poem. Things will get better, Sarah.

[alexlessah]

I am sorry, soon you wont feel like that anymore. Very nice write though!

[tynamite]

I can imagine the pain right now as I read this. Well written.

[Vinod Kumar U K]

Self judjement a nice method of writing good lines, I like it........

[Sleeping Maiden]

Amazing. So deep and powerful felt. I love this poem so much!! I love your descriptions. Its melancholy but meaningful piece. =D Thank you for sharing! Lovely write as always!

[Marie Harrison]

Deep poem!

I like this stanza the best:

Am I that wall you lean up against
When your feet get tired?
That chair you sit in
When it's been a long hard day?

[Coyote Poetry]

A sad poem. Easy to feel alone. I have use laughter most of my life to make people feel happy. Better to laugh then cry sometime. A strong ending to a excellent poem.
Coyote