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This is one of those poems that I think any woman would like to imagine herself as the object, to have the confidence and self-assuredness to be able to say, "Now you understand, just why my head's not bowed...when you see me passing, it ought to make you proud."
A Phenomenal Woman in her own right and one of the members of the Alliance, Natalie Borgardt, passed on the poem to me, because she felt I was who fit the category.
I share this poem for all of the Phenomenal Women out there, whether or not we believe it ourselves and to commemorate one of the most Phenomenal Women I know, Dr. Lois Jovanovic. She is truely a most remarkable woman, a mentor, and someone that I am proud to call a friend. We didn't have many women while training, but we had Lois.
A special thanks to Maya Angelou for penning these words of inspiration to remind us to be proud of who we are as women. 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 steps
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 of 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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