vegan teething trouble...

I buy organic carrots
simmer them in olive oil
mash them till they are soft

watch as he takes the spoon and flicks
orange sweetness onto the floor
until his bowl is empty.
I will do the same tomorrow
maybe with peas and potato
or butternut squash, and so will he

I wait for him to learn to speak,
so he can tell me what he wants
dread that it will be "Mummy
why can't I have the same as Ben?"
our dog, who gets meat from a tin