I am:
- a 38-year-old mom to two boys
- a Taoist
- an Kenpo student
- a reader
- a grammar ninja
- a communications/technology professional
- a former journalist
- a scifi geek
- a quote junkie
- tattooed
- klutzy
- a coffee snob
- the family photographer
- not the family cook
- occasionally seduced into delusions of culinary ability by Alton Brown
- a camper, backpacker and SCUBA diver
- Borderline obsessive-compulsive about some things
- totally laid back about others
- hyper-rational
- rarely spontaneous
- disturbed by most "reality tv"
- A Whedonite
- A Whovian
- a Disneyphile
- terribly fond of Harry Potter
- likely to sing along with musicals
- attracted to intelligence and humor
Phenomenal Woman
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.
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.
“Phenomenal Woman” from "And Still I Rise". Copyright © 1978 by Maya Angelou.
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