PHENOMENAL WOMAN

PHENOMENAL WOMAN - MAYA ANGELOU
Pretty women wonder where my
secret lies
I'm not cute or built to suit a
model's fashion 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
The curl of my lips
I'm a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That's me.

I walk into 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 in 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 they can't 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 breast
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That's me

Now you understand
Just why my head's 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 bend of my hair
The palm of my hand
The need for my care
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That's me.

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[AngelBones84]

One of my very fav poems ! What a great wrighter this woman is ! Kudos for this !

[jahboyz3]

Thank you for the kudos you Phenomenal Woman you!!!!

[YaTShirtLady]

Beautiful job! Thanks!!!

[COURTTsaysLMAO]

i had to do this for language arts

i got a 75 outta 65 :]

good jobb!

[luckyissohot]

that look like me when i was little

[delt01]

You have a beautiful voice. And if that's a picture of you, you -are- cute!! (and so is the kid on the left)