A Woman Should Have by Maya AngelouA WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...enough money within her control to move outand 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 toretelling 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 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...
I love this poem mainly because women don't really follow this list of TRUTH anymore. More and more everyday I see young girls and grown women losing or in some cases giving away their self-esteem and respect. When did women start ignoring or letting go of the things in this poem? Women are so much more than what we wear, what our hair looks like, what our body looks like, how much money we have, who our significant other is, or how much money he makes! I cringe at the sight of a young girls and women who think that life is all about these things.
I'm tired of seeing girls my age feel like they have to have sex with a guy for him to "love" them or for him to stay in a "relationship" with them. To be honest, at our age we don't even know the true meaning of love and what it takes to be in a REAL committed relationship. If you feel like you have to "give up" of change certain things in order to keep your relationship, 9 times out of 10 your relationship is INDEED unstable and will most likely end; regardless of what you do or change.
Why is it that girls my age even feel like NEED to have a boyfriend? Is it because society says your suppose to have a boyfriend? Or because your friends have one? Are you lacking love in another area therefore you are seeking it from somewhere else? Whatever the case may be, I'm sick of seeing girls devote everything to a guy! Be friends for awhile. Focus on YOUR life.
I'm 16, happily single, Christian, maintains a 3.8 GPA while taking college classes, beautiful, and proud to say I'm STILL a virgin and plans on staying that way until I get married (with the help of GOD lol). Love? I'll let it find me. I'm not perfect and never will be BUT I have BIG goals and I intend on completing every single one. I don't have the HIGHEST self-esteem but I refuse to let anyone come in the way of my goals. In my book, my future comes first. I'm not saying stay single but don't lose sight or alter yourself for someone that isn't on the same path as you or doesn't have your best interest at heart. Like Maya said " every woman should know...how to fall in love without losing herself." Be in a relationship but have YOUR own thing going on.
A prime example of that kind of woman is Michelle Obama. Although her husband is the president of the USA, she does her own thing. She doesn't just sit back and look pretty by his side. She travels without him, launching her own campaigns, being an active mother, wife, and first lady all while looking FABULOUS! She has many titles but she's not living in the shadow of her husband's title; she's her OWN woman.
Women are so powerful but many don't even know it. This poem represents the power, determination, and strength women have and how capable we are on our own.We're beautiful, powerful, sexy, intelligent, fearless and can be unstoppable. But it's sad to say that in today's society a lot of women and girls lack class, self esteem, and morals. I want more women and girls to believe in what this poem says. Because of the girls I see in my generation, I fear for the future women and their offspring. As I get older, there are fewer and fewer positive female role models. Am I the only that see's this drastic change in women over the years?
PS. I have a few women who have impacted my life tremendously. Each of them are in some way apart of who I am today. I thank God for having such beautiful women to look up to. S/O to them!.....
I don't know why the words in this post came out like this...It's frustrating me so I'm just going to leave it alone lol...also doesn't Michelle Obama look fierce in that picture....LOVE her!
A Woman Should Have 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 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...
I love this poem mainly because women don't really follow this list of TRUTH anymore. More and more everyday I see young girls and grown women losing or in some cases giving away their self-esteem and respect. When did women start ignoring or letting go of the things in this poem? Women are so much more than what we wear, what our hair looks like, what our body looks like, how much money we have, who our significant other is, or how much money he makes! I cringe at the sight of a young girls and women who think that life is all about these things.
I'm tired of seeing girls my age feel like they have to have sex with a guy for him to "love" them or for him to stay in a "relationship" with them. To be honest, at our age we don't even know the true meaning of love and what it takes to be in a REAL committed relationship. If you feel like you have to "give up" of change certain things in order to keep your relationship, 9 times out of 10 your relationship is INDEED unstable and will most likely end; regardless of what you do or change.
Why is it that girls my age even feel like NEED to have a boyfriend? Is it because society says your suppose to have a boyfriend? Or because your friends have one? Are you lacking love in another area therefore you are seeking it from somewhere else? Whatever the case may be, I'm sick of seeing girls devote everything to a guy! Be friends for awhile. Focus on YOUR life.
I'm 16, happily single, Christian, maintains a 3.8 GPA while taking college classes, beautiful, and proud to say I'm STILL a virgin and plans on staying that way until I get married (with the help of GOD lol). Love? I'll let it find me. I'm not perfect and never will be BUT I have BIG goals and I intend on completing every single one. I don't have the HIGHEST self-esteem but I refuse to let anyone come in the way of my goals. In my book, my future comes first. I'm not saying stay single but don't lose sight or alter yourself for someone that isn't on the same path as you or doesn't have your best interest at heart. Like Maya said " every woman should know...how to fall in love without losing herself." Be in a relationship but have YOUR own thing going on.
A prime example of that kind of woman is Michelle Obama. Although her husband is the president of the USA, she does her own thing. She doesn't just sit back and look pretty by his side. She travels without him, launching her own campaigns, being an active mother, wife, and first lady all while looking FABULOUS! She has many titles but she's not living in the shadow of her husband's title; she's her OWN woman.
Women are so powerful but many don't even know it. This poem represents the power, determination, and strength women have and how capable we are on our own.We're beautiful, powerful, sexy, intelligent, fearless and can be unstoppable. But it's sad to say that in today's society a lot of women and girls lack class, self esteem, and morals. I want more women and girls to believe in what this poem says. Because of the girls I see in my generation, I fear for the future women and their offspring. As I get older, there are fewer and fewer positive female role models. Am I the only that see's this drastic change in women over the years?
PS. I have a few women who have impacted my life tremendously. Each of them are in some way apart of who I am today. I thank God for having such beautiful women to look up to. S/O to them!.....
I don't know why the words in this post came out like this...It's frustrating me so I'm just going to leave it alone lol...also doesn't Michelle Obama look fierce in that picture....LOVE her!
~Taylor Nicole~
