she gave the world her voice
even when she wasn't speaking.
her words will forever
encourage
teach
and inspire
long after you or i take our last breath.
i recall in my youth, sashaying with an attitude
in front of a crowded room
no shame,
no fear,
no regret:
"I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me."
back then i wasn't quite sure but it sounded so good
made me want to be phenomenal
and made women everywhere value themselves just a lil bit more.
if we revisit some of those words, i know every stanza in that poem to be true:
"It’s in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips..."
i heard her say, "i do not know what will happen in the next lifetime..." which should make us all be mindful to live in this one.
quintessential,
wise,
beautiful,
all the attributes of a phenomenal woman
who rose to exuberantly exclaim, I know why the caged bird sings
and whose heart will forever reside in the words she chose to graciously intertwine and deliver to the world. how grateful we should be to have had such a presence...
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