Phenomenal Woman

Performance at our high school talent show.

PHENOMENAL WOMAN
by 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 breasts
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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[reppinsd07]

Awesome!

[rolltide803]

Thanks for the comment. The young lady in this video lives what she is "preaching," for sure! :)

[eviltattooedkitten]

This young lady... flat out... ROCKS this poem... and she IS what she speaks! More power to her!

[Beccka]

...did you just completely miss the meaning of the poem?

[ieshea12]

ok i most definitely have to disagree. i'm sure you do live up to the title but i know from experience that that recital was amateur. next time, you should add alittle sexual apeal to the stanza that starts

[rahmatEKAmatra]

yes you are!!!

[sosoblessed1]

phenomenally done!