Maya Angelou (4 April 1928)
Alone
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.
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Maya Angelou

That is the truth...
Nobody can survive alone in this world,
We need each other
Amazing and very touching poem.
This is a lovely poem, everyone needs someone to love over any amount of money.
I love this poem! It is one of my favorites!
This poem touched my soul
I love you so much maya, this poem gets to me very much
Rabindra nath Tagore had made a slogan - Go alone. if you do not get any one, go alone. Beautiful
What a great poem; I can really relate.
she portrays a universal sister and with her words she is a queen
pain.suffering...ushering in of a revolution
...... gets under your skin! !