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Maya Angelou (4 April 1928)
Phenomenal Woman
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.
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feminism who fights against racism.
this heart totally goes to you, Dr. Maya Angelou :)
feminism who fights against racism.
this heart totally goes to you, Dr. Maya Angelou :)
Great Poem, thank you. I feel this Poem fits life as I have seen it. There are powerful and phenomenal women within our presence and this Poem helps describes, to some extent, the seeds of power. I am a man. I ask of other men: Have you not met a women who takes your breath away? And you may wonder why, well this Poem may help understand why.
Love the poem. But, unfortunately, I note that it still contains vestiges of patriarchy. Three of the four stanzas refer to the impression that she makes on men. As if she, as a woman, were to derive her value from men. Hence, the reliance on men works at cross purposes to the moral of the poem, that a woman's value comes from within.
As dark as the sun, congratulation.
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wooww pretty good lines... I really loved reading your poem
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swag yolo or yolo swag? amyways heres a poems i found: and i dont know why but you poems people take this website too seriously...
Poop
poop is such a relief to do
getting rid of all the crap in you
food in your mouth
shit out your south
the cycle relentessly continue
whether many or a few
turds in you
eject easily or slowly drag thru
daily it's the same
as your bowels proclaim
'once again the shit is due! '
this poem isn't profound
about that lovely brown mound
some in fact will think it crap
and i humbly agree
with all that's bottled up
inside me
Only a phenomenal woman can write such a phenomenal poem. I love this!