Tampopo Noodle

One egg
Ovoid white
Crack gently
Then separate yolk from white

Lover’s neck extends
Lips slowly part
moist

Place the yolk
held in its fragile membrane
past her teeth
white and dangerous

Watch it roll
undulate
at the slightest movement of her tongue

She grins
brings her lips to yours
gently
tongue to tongue
she rolls it
precious
past two crenellated rows
of teeth
onto your tongue

close your eyes
feel it
warm and soft
salivate
then
slowly
gently
pass it back

her mouth closes
another grin
rivulet of orpiment
runs from the corner of her mouth and
a golden drop
hangs
so precious
before dropping
onto naked breast.