We're all just women. We are not nothing. We are everything.

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No woman should ever be called a nothing, no woman should ever be called a hippo. I don't see what all the fuss is about. Just relax.

Pretty woman wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to fit 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.
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 the arch of my back
The sun in 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,
I ought to make you proud
I say,
It's the click of my heals,
The bend of my hair,
The need for my care.
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

- Maya Angelou

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1. kick nt

[Zomby Woof]

2. A kick for thoughtful poetry

:hi:

[NorthernSpy]

3. beware of doggerel

Tea-tin verse.


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[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

4. I like it

The construction of a poem is less important to me than its message.

[laheina]

5. This is one of my favorite poems of all time!!

Live it girl!

[redqueen]

6. Very nice.

Thanks for posting that!

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

7. No prob

I really like this poem, more people should be reading it.