"The Sun and Her Flowers" is the second book by poet and author, Rupi Kaur. Her first book, "Milk and Honey," was published in 2014, and chronicles the stages of a relationship and subsequent breakup she went through in the form of poetry. "The Sun and Her Flowers" is more of a coming-of-age story, told in a series of poems. It is no secret that these poems have the ability to speak to people of all ages and walks of life, but I find that Kaur's poetry speaks to young women on a particularly deep level. These are 10 poems from the compilation that I think every girl can identify with.

1. For when it feels like you're broken

i hardened under the last loss. it took something

human out of me. i used to be so deeply emotional i'd

crumble on demand. i care about the ones around me. i'm just

struggling to show it. a wall is getting in the way. i used

to dream of being so strong nothing could shake me.

now. i am. so strong. that nothing shakes me.

and all i dream is to soften

- numbness

2. For when you don't feel respected

you must see no worth in yourself

if you find me worth less

after you've touched me

as if your hands on my body

magnify you

and reduce me to nothing

- worth is not something we transfer

3. On realizing your worth

i do not need the kind of love

that is draining

i want someone

who energizes me.

4. On seeing potential in yourself

the day you have everything

i hope you remember

when you had nothing

5. On defining yourself on your own terms

their concept of beauty

is manufactured

i am not

- human

6. On letting others in

when the world comes crashing at your feet

it's okay to let others

help pick up the pieces

if we're present to take part in your happiness

when your circumstance are great

we are more than capable

of sharing your pain

- community

7. On helping others

what good am i

if i do not fill the plates

of the ones who fed me

but fill the plates of strangers

- family

8. On supporting other women

our work should equip

the next generation of women

to outdo us in every field

this is the legacy we'll leave behind

- progress

9. On moving on

like the rainbow

after the rain

joy will reveal itself

after sorrow

10. On being the bigger person

to hate

is an easy lazy thing

but to love

takes strength

everyone has

but not all are

willing to practice