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Phenomenal Woman BY MAYA ANGELOU


Phenomenal Woman is one of my favorite poems. I think this poem is an inspiration to girls who lack self-confidence or feel insecure. This poem is something girls can read to boost thier self-essteem. It lets young women know that we all are beautiful. If Maya Angelou can believe it so can we! The meaning and theme of the poem is the idea that all women are beautiful and that beauty is found in the way that a woman carries herself. Poet Angelou suggests that beauty is determined not if a woman looks like a model, but by the "head on her shoulders", confidence, grace and the ability of not letting anything bring down her pride. A woman is phenomenal because of these aspects, rather than her physical appearance.

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.


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