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Phenomenal Woman


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 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.

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 of my care,

'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,
That's me.


by Maya Angelou