Alone
Alone - meaning Summary
Together We Endure
Alone presents a plain-spoken argument that humans cannot survive in isolation. Maya Angelou contrasts affluence and social success with a deeper need for community, arguing that no one can navigate life by themselves. The refrain—emphasizing 'alone' and 'nobody'—drives home the message that connection is essential, even as the speaker senses collective hardship ahead: storms gathering, the race of humans suffering. The poem highlights interdependence as a practical and moral condition, a theme Angelou develops across the 1975 collection Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well.
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