EUNICE TEDDY ESSIET
ATMOSPHERE The atmosphere is warm, emotional, reflective, affectionate, peaceful, and appreciative. The poem creates a deep sense of admiration for motherhood, discipline, humility, and responsible parenting. EUNICE TEDDY ESSIET Mother of six, A woman of forty, A dove, a cock. Gently she walks as if she can't kill insects. Away she ran far, shying away from conflict. Her head is small Her soul is gentle. In us is embedded her simplicity, Some are mad anyway, and some good. Never should it be said they weren't well-bred Or they weren't well fed. He who deviates knows the policy That's my philosophy. Anything contrary is ignorant Something wasn't said in the first place And so, what must be, must be. If only it were said, then the defaulter is mad. Trust me, her generation is scared, She deserves to be feared. Mother, my mother is the best of all, a good woman But is yours t...