"PHENOMENAL WOMAN" By: Maya Angelou

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cuteor 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 on their knees. Then they swarm around me, Ahive 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 muych 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 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 the click in 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.

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