There Is No Greater Agony Than Bearing An Untold Story Inside You - Maya Angelou

I played around this weekend and took "Alice & Wonderland" style pics, it was fun until the swarm of flies and gnats discovered me; uggh. I scored this really, really old cape at the most recent estate sale..and I couldn't wait to wear it. The stares that people gave me as I walked down Ventura Blvd made me chuckle.
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I woke up on the happier side of the bed this Monday morning, and I wanted to pass the positive energy forward. Enjoy this poem ladies, as we are all phenomenal women!
 
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. 

-Maya Angelou

Wearing:
Cape: Vintage
Lace Dress: Vintage
Purse: Vintage
Cocktail Rings: Vintage
Cuff/Earrings: Forever 21
Socks: H&M
Shoes: Tory Burch