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I KNOW WHY THE CAGE BIRD SINGS - MAYA ANGELOU

I was a kid when I was influenced by the words in the movie Poetic Justice: "I am woman phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, that's me" - it's crazy how a woman you've never met can change your life forever with one sentence. Women can carry the weight of the world on their shoulders and still smile... " if you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love", she sad. It made me think of my grandmother who was just like that.... " life is a bitch, you've got to go out and kick ass" and she did, they both did... We all have to go some day but even the trees n the birds will miss her. As I quoted her the other day: "people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel" thank you for inspiring us to grow and become better than yesterday.  RIP Dr. Angelou - VKS

BY 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.   
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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 for my care.   
’Cause I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.

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