pakpak...

"bigyan mo ng pakpak itong aking diwa,at magagawa ko ang magandang tula;bigyan mo ng pakpak tanang panukala't malilipad ko hanggang sa magawa; bigyan mo ng pakpak ang ating adhika, kahit na pigilan ay makakawala." j.c. de jesus

phenomenal woman

"phenomenal woman" is just one of the poems that i know by heart and i could never get tired of reading. it is a song of women's strength in each of our own womanhood. the poem is haunting in its simplicity. i hope you women out there who haven't read it yet could find a time to read the lines.

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.

from And Still I Rise
by Maya Angeloucopyright © 1978 by Maya Angelou.