Handsome man ponder at my masculine size.
I'm not huge or toned to appeal to the judges eyes,
but when i begin to tell them
they think i'm telling lies.
I say,
it's in the heat of my endurence,
the sweat on my neck,
the direction of my stride,
and the strength of my pecks
i'm a man
wonderfully!
wonderful man,
that's who i am.
I stroll into a room
just as proud as you think,
and to a woman,
the ladies stand or
just stare and blink,
they look at me
like i'm just too crazy.
I say,
it's in the action of my words,
the humour of my jokes,
and those unusual habits,
that make me a bloke,
i'm a man
wonderfully!
wonderful man,
that's who i am.
Others themselves have tried to know
just what they observe in me,
they try so hard
but they just get charred
while trying to work out my interior simplicity,
when i try to explain to them
they think i'm silly.
I say,
it's in the scent of my musk,
the hair on my chin,
my listening ears,
the diamonds in my grin,
i'm a man
wonderfully!
wonderful man,
that's who i am.
Now you truly realize
why i keep my face low,
i don't brag and prance about
with an inflated ego,
when i pass by
i'll let you know.
I say,
it's in the love of my silence,
the sincerity of my voice,
the planned decision,
in my style of choice,
because i'm a man
wonderfully!
wonderful man,
that's who i am!
Allen Steble
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/wonderful-man-inspired-by-maya-angelou-s-great-poem-phenomenal-woman/