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FOR ALONE I CAME

Here is only nights and signs For alone I came And alone I shall go Go in, that home; Where the cross stood tall To tell my rooftop. For alone I came And alone I shall go But you shall follow And so shall every man Who shut my only door. The Angel of darkness Is that my happiness? My belly boys play with pain For none knows my return And know not their turn. Who will fuel my 'keteke' Here is only nights and signs My neighbours cannot hear; The sound of my tears For alone I came. Where are my servants? I cannot take my plate of cake I cannot reign my days of grace For alone I came And alone I shall rest in peace.   : written by  Afrikaba Kwesi SUMMARY OF COMMENTARY : for alone i came and alone i shall go This poem is one of the amazing ones that has a deep touch of sorrow and inspires the living. It unfolds two contradicting scenes; BIRTH AND DEATH. The speaker in the TITLE was alive and indicated where she was going; 'THAT HOME' ...