Phenomenal Woman

Many girl suffer with body image. They are put down and put themselves down because of their body size. It doesn't matter what's on the outside, it's what is on the inside that counts. African-American poet Maya Angelou oftens uplifts women through her words. She wrote a poem titled, "Phenomenal Woman," to celebrate woman.

“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.”

Maya Angelou is a wonderful woman. Everything she says is to improve life around her. The emotion used behind this peom is to show women she neither is the skin model type, but she still is that "phenomenal woman." Her image is what made her the person she is; so if she can live with it, than any other woman can because they all are beautiful!

Sources: GoodReads. Maya Angelou Quotes. Web. 24 May 2012. <http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/3503.Maya_Angelou>.