Alone Poem by Maya Angelou

Alone

Rating: 4.3


Lying, thinking
Last night
How to find my soul a home
Where water is not thirsty
And bread loaf is not stone
I came up with one thing
And I don't believe I'm wrong
That nobody,
But nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.

There are some millionaires
With money they can't use
Their wives run round like banshees
Their children sing the blues
They've got expensive doctors
To cure their hearts of stone.
But nobody
No, nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Now if you listen closely
I'll tell you what I know
Storm clouds are gathering
The wind is gonna blow
The race of man is suffering
And I can hear the moan,
'Cause nobody,
But nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Alone
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Ellen Carrington 03 July 2012

This poem touched my soul

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Soulistical The Poet 26 May 2012

I love you so much maya, this poem gets to me very much

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Lisa S 30 April 2012

What a great poem; I can really relate.

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Ramesh Rai 21 May 2012

Rabindra nath Tagore had made a slogan - Go alone. if you do not get any one, go alone. Beautiful

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Brenda Smith 19 March 2013

This is a lovely poem, everyone needs someone to love over any amount of money.

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kathy Tati 18 January 2024

beautifully expressions

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Ko Ko Maung 13 December 2023

Good, thanks Q.

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Bharati Nayak 06 November 2023

Lonely life is most painful.Even with money and utmost luxury, one needs a friend or companion to be happy.A beautiful poem by Maya Angelou.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 05 November 2023

CONGRATS for being chosen by POEM HUNTER and TEAM as The Modern Poem Of The Day

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Sylvia Frances Chan 05 November 2023

Super 5 Stars Full for this greatest gem, Beauty in brilliance. CONGRATS to the family of the late great Poetess

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