The Transition Poem by Gbolagade Taiwo

Being a girl child is a journey laced with diverse uncertainties.

Becoming a lady is a reality with many societal expectations:
'You can't afford not to be smiling' says one of the observers.
The other says, 'I love the way your figure is shaped'

Winning that stage, you become a wife. Then the nightmare begins,
'You are now a wife, this is how to take care of a man in our culture' are the many things you face just because you are a sex a way from the rest.

While the night is for everyone to rest, there is an infant keeping you from yours.
Oh! How with joy you embrace the task!

What more can we say of the value you impact as a mother?
What should we say of the many dreams you let go because you have an heritage to protect?

Even if they pretend not to see, some of us will not be ignorant of the genuineness of your love.

You are not a mother because you have a child,
You are a mother because you accepted in your heart to love recklessly,
You are a mother because you shoulder us, even in your burden.

The truth of the matter is, we cannot do without you.
The world revolves around you and we are proud to have it that way!

Happy mother's day to you.
You deserve every of our praise.