Phenomenal Woman

I was sorting through some papers over the weekend and I came across this poem by Maya Angelou...

 

 

Pretty woman wonder where my secret lies

I'm not cute or built to fit fashion model size

But when I start to tell them

They think I'm telling lies

I say

It's in the reach of my arms

The span of my hips

The stride of my steps

I'm a woman

Phenomenally

Phenomenal woman

That's me

 

I walk in a room

Just as cool as you please

And to a man

The fellows stand or

Fall down on their knees

Then they swarm around me

A hive of honey bees

I say

It's the fire in my eyes

And the flash of my teeth

The swing of my waist

And the joy of my feet

I'm a woman

Phenomenally

Phenomenal woman

That's me

 

Men themselves have wondered

What they see in me

They try so much

But the cant touch

My inner mystery

When I try to show them

They say they still can't see

I say

It's in the arch of my back

The sun of my smile

The ride of my breasts

The grace of my style

I'm a woman

Phenomenally

Phenomenal woman

That's me

 

Now you understand

Just why my heads not bowed

I don't shout or jump about

Or have to talk real loud

When you see me passing

It ought to make you proud

I say

It's in the click of my heels

The palm of my hand

The need of my care

'cause I'm a woman

Phenomenally

Phenomenal woman

That's me

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