Friday, October 9, 2009

MAYA ANGELOU'S "BEST POEM EVER"

  A  WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...                                                   
  enough  money within her control to move out                              
  and  rent a place of her own,                                              
  even  if she never wants to or needs to...                                 

  A  WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...                                                  
  something  perfect to wear if the employer,                                
  or  date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour...                     

  A  WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .                                                     

  a  youth she's content to leave behind....                                 



  A  WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...                                                   

  a  past juicy enough that she's looking forward to                         
  retelling  it in her old age....                                           



  A  WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .....                                                 

  a  set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...          



  A  WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....                                                  

  one  friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry...      



  A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...                                                   

  a  good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her      
  family...                                                                 



  A  WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...                                                   

  eight  matching plates, wine glasses with stems,                           
  and  a recipe for a meal,                                                  
  that  will make her guests feel honored...                                 



  A  WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....                                                  

  a  feeling of control over her destiny....                                 



  EVERY  WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...                                                

  how  to fall in love without losing herself..                              



  EVERY  WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...                                                

  how  to quit a job,                                                        
  break  up with a lover,                                                    
  and  confront a friend without;                                            
  ruining  the friendship...                                                 


  EVERY  WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...                                                

  when  to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK AWAY...                            



  EVERY  WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...                                                

  that  she can't change the length of her calves,                           
  the  width of her hips, or the nature of her parents..                     



  EVERY  WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...                                                

  that  her childhood may not have been perfect...but it's over...           



  EVERY  WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...                                                

  what  she would and wouldn't do for love or more...                        



  EVERY  WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...                                                
  how  to live alone... even if she doesn't like it...                       



  EVERY  WOMAN SHOULD KNOW.. ..                                              

  whom  she can trust,                                                       
  whom  she can't,                                                           
  and  why she shouldn't take it personally...                               



  EVERY  WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...                                                

  where  to go...                                                            
  be  it to her best friend's kitchen table...                               
  or  a charming inn in the woods...                                         
  when  her soul needs soothing...                                           



  EVERY  WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...                                                

  what  she can and can't accomplish in a day...                             
  a  month...and a year...                                                   

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