PHENOMENAL WOMAN (POEM by Maya Angelou)

Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou


Pretty women wonder where my secret lies
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's 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 step
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 in 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