Dedicated to all my "Chocolate Pearls"

In the life of an Black Woman Black History is every However we are given us a mere month to showcase all of our greatness -- Impossible! Yet we somehow find a way to put it all together and give it all we have to show the world just how far we have come by faith and everything else it takes to go through the kinds of things we had to endure and still come out as world class cultured rare"Chocolate Pearls". This poem is a dedication to all the pearls who paved a way for us today.

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.