Poetry Reading Text

Alone
By : Maya Angelou

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.




And my question on life is why
By : Praveen

It seemed forever
Every second felt like an hour
Time seemed to slow down
When it was really unnecessary;

I guess I  got lost
Trying to be someone else,
Somewhere along the way
I left myself behind;

Everything I touched was golden,
Everthing I loved got broken,
Every mistake I’ve ever made
Has been replayed over and over again
As I got lost along the way;

 Some said I was a lost man
In my own fantasy world,
But then I would probably
Be dead by now;

Growing tired and weary,
waiting,
I stepped out for
Some fresh air;

Standing still in emotions
That I cannot show,
I feel there is nothing else
Left for me to do here;

Everytime I try to dream,
Memories still haunt me,
Over and over again
Replaying in my head;

As darkness comes
And my world fades to black
I reach for life (love)
But grab thorns instead
Yet I laugh and walk away
Like I always do;