Phenomenal Woman

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Phenomenal Woman

by Maya Angelou

"Phenomenal Woman"

from AND STILL I RISE by Maya Angelou,

copyright © 1978 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, 1978.
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