"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`MA 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 THEFIRE INMY 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. IDON`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`SIN 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. PHENOMENALWOMAN, THAT`S ME.
-MAYA ANGELOU