>>>>>>>> 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...
>>>>>>>> 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 past juicy enough that she's looking forward to
>>>>>>>> retelling it in her old age....
>>>>>>>> a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...
>>>>>>>> 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...
>>>>>>>> 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.....
>>>>>>>> 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..
>>>>>>>> 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.....
>>>>>>>> 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...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>