Tide came in

And then went out

And left behind

In hollow places

Cradled once

And cooling twice

You feel the sting of



Salt water



Wave goes back

And leaves the sand

It's high and barren

Dry and wasting

Cradled once

And cooling twice

You feel the sting of



Salt water



Taste this

It's really raw

It comes with the skin

And the sand still on it

And it comes with the shell

And the flesh within it

You can tell that it came

From a seedy and watery place



Taste this

It's really good

It will make your mouth

Feel like something's in it

And it's gotten and given

From a cold black piece of the sea



From a piece of the sea



Salt water