Mum’s Pep Talk to Her Daughters #10
Exploring my talent, putting it into use in the literary world for the benefit of humanity and promotion of communication
It is a narrative poetry of a mother who starts to talk to her daughters after much pressurizing from one of them to tell them how she can get a good spouse, because she wants a lovely family like the family where she is being raised up.
He was going to 60 days on earth when
His father left the world, and since then has his
Mother been responsible for his upkeep and that of
Her other children. She continues like this but her husband’s
Family members rose against her and would eject her from her
Husband’s house take most of the possessions her husband left
Behind from her forcefully, which forces her to be doing manual
Work to raise her children but when he was in the high school this
Woman developed serious disease and would give up the ghost
Weeks after which leaves his elder sisters being the only male
Among the children of his parents to be catering for his welfare,
After he finished from the high school things became difficult
And he could not proceed to the institution of higher learning
As he has anticipated for, thence, he learnt a trade. While learning
This trade his sisters pressurized him to get married being the only
Male child among them to preserve the name of their family.
During the time of the pressurizing, he became acquainted with a lass
Whose parents died when she was eight years old and could not
Finish her elementary school because her cousin which she was
Living with could barely feed herself let alone feed another person.
She started hawking foods for her to feed herself and do other things.
It was during this process that she meets with him. Their interest
For each other grew and they became inseparable. One day, this lass
Went and visit him at his abode and it started to rain she could not
Leave his place in the rain, and when the temperature was reduced
And they were feeling cold, what they do not think would happen
Among them until after their marriage happened. After this incident
The lass became pregnant and when the issue of pregnancy has
Came up, they had no option other than formalizing everything before
The time they had thought they would formalize their wedding.
After their wedding, and the lass gave birth to their first children
For the children were twins, things become exceedingly difficult for him,
To maintain the family. He resolved with his wife that he needs to find
Another job doing which will bring regular income for the work he
Is into does not bring regular income, and they agreed that he moves to
The capital to seek government job. After securing the government job
And be was serving as office attendants to those who were his age
Mates, he decided to further his academics which he told his wife and
She agrees with him because they understood each other. At this time
There was no family planning, but they agreed to space their children
And would meet at the woman’s safe periods so that he will plan well
For the examinations and to save for the school when he secures admission
As fate would have it, he secures the admission and would be in school
For another 7 years because of incessant strikes and riots in the island
University then. During this period, it was this woman who was taken care
Of him and the children they had. After the graduation of the man, luck
Comes along his path as he secures job immediately and the wife moved
To where he lives and they started living together, forgetting their sufferings
(Other stories she shared with her daughter for them to know that what works for person Q may not work for person X would be shared in other articles)
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