Phenomenal

The last little bit has taken me through quite a bit of self reflection and all that stuff that I usually don't talk about. 33 years and what have I don't with my life? Sometimes I'm not quite sure. There are many things in this life I will never become. I will never be musical or theatrical like a Broadway actress, I will never be thin and beautiful like a Miss America contestant, I will never be peppy and outgoing like a professional cheerleader, I will never win the Nobel Peace Prize, I will never find a cure for cancer, I will never be talented like a professional athlete.

There are a lot of things I will never be. But, in the end, it doesn't matter because I am me, and I am amazing. None of my friends are these things either, and they are amazing too.

So, thanks to Angenette for posting this poem on her blog yesterday, because it fit perfectly.

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 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 of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.