Maya+Angelou's+Higher+Purpose

The authors higher purpose in the poem "Women Work" is to show a person wanting to get away. Someone who is trapped by everything around them, and wanting freedom. She is trying to show a suffering women, unhappy with her life, and the way she has brainwashed herself. She knows she wants to be free and happy to do what she pleases; not having to worry about everyone else. This poem is a plea for fun and freedom, so she can feel happy once again, and not having be bound by household duties. Floating across the sky to me feels like a dream full of relaxation, comfort, and warmth. When I daydream about floating in the sky it's usually because I’m stressed out by everything around me, and I need a break. The purpose of the author is not only to show an unhappy women, but a women pleading for a new beginning. As a result I believe this poem is sad and unhappy, but in a way it is inspiring and hopeful.