Analysis of Mother's Keeper

Abby Kesington 1979 (Lagos)



I am my mother's Keeper 
At her heart, I stand a gatekeeper
To waive off the grim reaper
 intent to make her an untimely weeper

I am my mother's daughter 
Courageous and a fighter 
One of the arrows in her quiver
Quick and sharp her enemies shiver 

Ever ready for the slaughter 
Not afraid to trudge mucky water
Just to silence her mockers
and clear her path from blockers

I am my mother's laughter
Bringing good tidings to her matter
Like olives round her platter
Her mind at rest that I got her.


Scheme AAAA AAAA AABB AAAA
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 1111010 10111010 1110110 0111010101 1111010 0100010 110100010 101010010 10101010 101111010 111001 0101110 1111010 101101010 1101010 01111110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 506
Words 97
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 99
Words per stanza (avg) 23

About this poem

Role reversal where the daughter is the protector of her mother.

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Written on February 21, 2022

Submitted by Abbykesington on February 21, 2022

Modified by Abbykesington on February 21, 2022

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