Cherry Mash

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...