Phenomenal Woman - 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."

I chose this poem by Maya Angelou to blog about because it intrigued me. 

This woman writes about how she is neither good looking nor  have a

 model body. You would think a poem like this would be about self pity,

 but Angelou actually states that these things dont matter.

 What is more important is how you carry yourself.

 This could have to do with confidence as well as your 

personality in general. I think this poem is beautiful because the author

 is so genuinely happy in her skin. 

 She owns up to her imperfections, but rebuttals them by saying she's still

 fabulous and gets all the men!  I admire Maya Angelou because I believe that

 if all women think in her mindset, the world would be a much

 better place.