WUNRN
POEM – By MAYA ANGELOU
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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