# The Advent of Feeding **by Emmanuel Akintoye** Started as breast milk with lullaby Source cuddled me to sleep when I could hardly Containing so many minerals like a valley Filling me, leaving protruding my little belly Graduating from milk in six months, seemed too early Now it's funny but then I hated it badly Ingesting flakes soaked in artificial milk In a month or less, I felt sick I healed with mum's love and pills forced to swallow But then as a recovery gift came an introduction to swallow And started feeding in a regular and fixed pattern Breakfast, lunch but the dinner with a lantern