A Woman Should Have

MAYA ANGELOU'S BEST POEM EVER
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>       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...
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>       A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
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>       something perfect to wear if the employer or date of her
>       dreams wants to see her in an hour...
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>       A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
>       a youth she's content to leave behind....
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>       A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
>       a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to
>       retelling it in her  old age....
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>       A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .....
>       a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black
>       lace bra...
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>       A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
>       one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who
>       lets her cry...
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>       A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
>       a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone
>       else in her family...
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>       A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
>       eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a
>       recipe for a meal that will make her guests feel honored...
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>       A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
>       a feeling of control over her destiny...
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>       EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
>       how to fall in love without losing herself..
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>       EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
>       HOW TO QUIT A JOB,
>       BREAK UP WITH A LOVER,
>       AND CONFRONT A FRIEND WITHOUT RUINING THE FRIENDSHIP...
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>       EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
>       when to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK AWAY...
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>       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..
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>       EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
>       that her childhood may not have been perfect...but its
>       over...
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>       EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
>       what she would and wouldn't do for love or more...
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>       EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
>       how to live alone... even if she doesn't like it...
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>       EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
>       whom she can trust,
>       whom she can't,
>       and why she shouldn't
>       take it personally...
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>       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...
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>       EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
>       what she can and can't accomplish in a day...
>       a month...and a year...
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>       SEND THIS TO 3 WOMEN....
>       You will have good luck for an entire day..
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>       SEND THIS TO 6 WOMEN....
>       You will have good luck for all of the year or if
>       nothing else... you  know that you are truly
>       loved and thought of by the friend who sent this to
>       you...and that she only wishes the best for you and your life.

I've already passed this on to quite a few strong women that I know....I think this is an excellent poem and Maya is to be congratulated....thanks Sis for sending it to me....
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