Gateway

 

Gateway


The condemned hang in public gallows for all to see
Golden succulent sacrifices whose crackling skin
and moist warm fatty flesh will serve to sedate the
anticipation of those seeking resolution

Though the signs are hard to decipher
for those foreign to this oasis
the gateway is clear
We gather here seeking sedation of our most primeval needs

Pirouetting parasols punctuate the vapor providing protection from Grandfather Sun
I dance through however
as I seek the taste of the those richly braised braids of fowl
whose warm fatty morsels
melt in me
becoming me
Muting the world around me

Glass noodles of the sea bathed and revived in toasted sesame oil
chills my mouth and tickles my throat
I suck my tongue to savor every drop

Sweet ecstasy beckons now
A frozen Pandora's box
harbors treasures so rich the emperor's personal bodyguards should protect her doors

The frozen elixirs served within are ambrosia concocted to perfection

"One scoop of each please"

"Ni hao ma"

"Shey-shey"

Borderless bonds are  made with the sharing of common joy


Presented in the FOOD challenge hosted by XXMad HatterXX