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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Phenomenal Woman 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 of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

34 comments:

  1. I actually just came to check it out...but that was pretty damn awesome

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  2. she said it boys, we must penetrate so deep we reach inside the arch of her back in order to find her inner mystery.

    ... I'll take the challenge.

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  3. Would make a great song. Christina Hendricks should sing it. (We can put the first few lines down to self-deprecation.)

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  4. phenomenally.
    phenomenally man.
    that's me :) love the poem

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  5. nice..great flow. kinda like my hair.

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  6. Good rythom and flow. Im actualy enjoying these poems quite nicely specialy when I am on my break time hehe!

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  7. Hmmm, the mystery of this woman is all in her appearence?

    Or am I reading this wrong...

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  8. So great...I think I might use this as a piece at my open mic night and "slam" it. Thanks for sharing!

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  9. beautiful prose
    sometimes i wish i could string words together like this but everytime i try
    it just doesn't come out right.
    truely is an artform.

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  10. If there are two things I like about this post, it would be the poem, and phenomenal women. Nothing can replace either.

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  11. Such a good choice! Lovin' this.

    xoxoxo

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  12. You should do a poetry about men too :)

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  13. Great poetry! Whoever wrote that poem sure knows a lot about women!

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  14. love the angelou :) empowering!

    xoxo

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  18. Just came by to say thanks for dropping by my blog. I'm so glad I did! I am not that big on poetry but this one was really amazing!

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  19. :(( i can't read your poems :(
    thanks for your comment!

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  20. Such a introverted poem :)

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  22. love love love it :x

    Lots of hugs,
    A

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  23. pretty cool, angelou is definitely one of the best - no contest there. maybe you got some more short poems from her?

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