Question

my mother only said thank god the scorpion picked on me and spared my children. (1) what light do these lines throw on the charecter of the poet's mother? (2) explain the phrase 'picked on me'

Answer 1

(1) the poet's mother's character is very nice..
She wants the protection of her children, she don't care about her life.
(2) picked on me means attacked on me