Maya Angelou’s poem “Come, And Be My Baby” invites the reader to accept the warmth and vulnerability of love. It is a beautiful and intimate poem. Using striking pictures and tactful arguments, Angelou extends an invitation to her partner to partake in the happiness and company of a life integrated. This short but moving poem masterfully expresses the core of love’s invitation, creating a rich tapestry of acceptance and longing that readers will find incredibly moving.

The highway is full of big cars going nowhere fast
And folks is smoking anything that’ll burn
Some people wrap their lives around a cocktail glass
And you sit wondering
where you’re going to turn.
I got it.
Come.  And be my baby.

Some prophets say the world is gonna end tomorrow
But others say we’ve got a week or two
The paper is full of every kind of blooming horror
And you sit wondering
what you’re gonna do.
I got it.
Come.  And be my baby.