Need help with the name of a famous poem please!?

I read a poem in my English lit anthology book written by a female, and it was simply a string of "rules" from the perspective of a mom to her daughter. Something along the lines of "Always say please" and "Never speak out of turn," but I don't remember if those were actual lines. It had a sy vibe to it, kind of like Toni Cade Bambara's works. I've pored through my books and the internet looking for the poem but no luck. Please help.