'Womanly Needs' - this is a poem that I have read/seen before, but a friend on Facebook posted it today and it was good to read it again. I wanted to repost it here, so I did a Google search for the author. What I learned over at snopes.com is that this is a poem that has often been attributed to Maya Angelou but is actually the work of Pamela Redmond Satran.
I find that I appreciate this poem much more today in my life versus several years ago when I first read it.
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 honoured...
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 its 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...
5 comments:
OOOH I love that poem, I have never read that one before. It's so true!
Susan
Wow. I've never read that before, but it is awesome.
absolutely, totally and completely love this. I used to have it hanging on my wall but can't find it now. Adding it to my blog today and printing it out again.
hmmm, a wise woman once told me that I had to keep my blog more updated, and I have tried really hard and yet, this post is over a week old..hmmmmm....*wink*
Love this one Jillian! There are a few poems that a lot of people think Maya Angelou wrote but didnt.
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