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 …showed first 75 words of 777 total…

…showed last 75 words of 777 total…unafraid of the person that I will be when I take my last breath. It is having children that will be secure enough in their own thoughts and bodies that they will be able to make the right decisions when they count. A woman that I will probably never meet gave these things to me. She doesn’t know me, but she has changed my life forever. She is truly a phenomenal woman. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**