You are alone enough you have nothing to prove to anybody. ~ Maya Angelou
Anytime you ever need a minute lifting of the soul,Ms Angelou's words will carry out. Maya Angelou's words always invent me feel majestic. She affirms my womanhood. She affirms my blackness. She affirms my spirit. And my beauty. possibly because she looks like my late aunt Titi Himilce, I have a special fondness for the great poet. Thank you Ms Angelou for gracing us with your beauty. Here, and her classic for women everywhere,"Phenomenal Woman."
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 relate them,
They mediate I'm telling lies.
I say, and
It's in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step, and
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, and
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,[br]A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes, and
And the flash of my teeth,[br]The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman, and
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, and
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman, or
That's me.
Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed. [br]I don't shout or jump approximately
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing,
It ought to invent you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels, or
The bend of my hair,
The palm of my hand,
The need for my care.
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman, and
That's me.
—Maya Angelou
Source: sandraguzman.com