Cause I'm A Woman

This is such an awesome poem! So empowering and just shows that a woman should believe in their own self worth, confidence, can be independent too and they should feel beautiful in their own way. Read on:

Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built 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 fellow stands or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm over 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 in passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
My palm of my hand,
The need of my care.
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Til the next post!