Every Woman Should Know


how to fall in love without losing herself
how to quit a job, break up with a lover,
and contront a friend without ruining the friendship
when to try harder

and when to walk away

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

what she would and wouldn't do for love
or more
how to live alone
even if she doesn't like it
whom she can trust, whom she can't,

and why she shouldn't take it personally
where to go
be it to her best friend's kitchen table
or a charming inn in the woods

when her soul needs soothing

what she can and can't accompish
in a day a month...and a year

but if nothing else
know that you re 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