In Tokyo there’s a tiny bakery
that sells only one thing.
Melon bread.
The size of your face.
Hot from the oven every 15 minutes.
Crispy cookie crust on the outside.
Soft sweet cloud on the inside.
About $2.
They bake over 2,000 a day.
They sell out before evening.
The line moves fast.
You walk up.
You point.
A warm paper-wrapped bun
is placed gently in your hand.
You take one bite.
Then you understand
why people walked here.
A whole bakery built around
making one thing perfectly.
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