"Your're a pretty girl" they said to me

when i was young.

Now I am

a woman. A Phenomenal Woman

Respect that.

I am like that merchant ships, I bring food from afar.

I rise while it is still night

and provide food for my household.

I woke

like this.

I am Phenomenal Woman

A woman I am.

I am not cute.

No matter is

Vouge believes thinner is better

I am not built to

fit the fashion model size.

For my worth is way

above rubies.

It's the span of my hips,

rhe flash of my teeth,

and the joy in my step.

I am Woman!

I walk into the room

fellas fall to their knees.

I am virtuous woman.

Because I am female I am expected to aspire to

marriage.

Who can find  virtuous,

Like I?

The heart of my husband safely trust in me.

For all of my houshould is clothed with scarlet.

For all my children rise up andcall me

blessed, my husband

praises me.

 

It's the sun of my smile, My inner

mystery. The rise of my breast

and the arch of my back.

The swing in my waist. My tongue,

the law of kindness

I am virtuous

I am phenomenal

I am woman.

 

 

 

sources: Phenomenal women; Maya Angelou, Flawless;Beyonce, Proverbs 31:10-31