Good morning to all the phenomenal women on gods earth especially mom Zandra Ford-Cooley 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. Maya Angelou, “Phenomenal Woman” from And Still I Rise. Copyright © 1978 by Maya Angelou. Used by permission of Random House, Inc. Source: The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (Random House Inc., 1994) back to top RELATED CONTENT Discover this poem’s context and related poetry, articles, and media. POET Maya Angelou 1928–2014 POET’S If I didnt mention your Name I love you just so many women! Vernita Gennings Carmen Shanell LaShonda Gennings Nicole Garcia Tia Anderson Glendoria Anderson Gail Anderson Bernetta Meeks Eldra L Gennings Trenity K. Washington Jennifer Washington Kyla Daniels Tamika DuSharn Gennings Tiara DaMiyah N DaNayah Mariah Daniel Carla Cookie Lee Dominiece Niecee-Cup Cooley Tonisha Tc Cooley
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