Chocolatefrog

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies
I'm not cute or build 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 hiney 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 cant see.

I say,
It's in 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 around
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 for my care.

'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

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Det här är en dikt av Maya Angelou. Första gången jag var i USA, för åtta år sedan, köpte jag en liten bok med den här dikten och bilder av Paul Gauguin. Det var en pytteliten bokhandel på en smal gata i en gammal guldgrävarstad. Jag älskar den boken och plockar fram den lite då och då när jag behöver få lite fart på självförtroendet. Det är den boken jag försökt återskapa med det här inlägget. Hoppas den får dig att må bra också!