Phenomenal Woman

This morning I woke up, as always I stumbled my way to the coffee pot. After my first cup of coffee, I sat down at my computer and opened my e-mail. A friend of mine sent me this poem and it made my day!

PHENOMENAL WOMAN


By: Maya Angelou

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies I'm not cute or built to suit a model's fashion 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 steps 
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 
Like a hive of honey bees. 
I say 
It's the fire in my eyes 
And the flash of my teeth 
The swing of 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.

I hope that this was a little pick me up for you. Just remember, we are all phenomenal!!