Salt Water

<br>Tide came in<br><br>And then went out<br><br>And left behind<br><br>In hollow places<br><br>Cradled once<br><br>And cooling twice<br><br>You feel the sting of<br><br><br><br><br><br>Salt water<br><br><br><br>Wave goes back<br><br>And leaves the sand<br><br>Its high and barren<br><br>Dry and wasting<br><br>Cradled once<br><br>And cooling twice<br><br>You feel the sting of<br><br><br><br><br><br>Salt water<br><br><br><br>Taste this<br><br>Its really raw<br><br>It comes with the skin<br><br>And the sand still on it<br><br>And it comes with the shell<br><br>And the flesh within it<br><br>You can tell that it came<br><br>From a seedy and watery place<br><br><br><br><br><br>Taste this<br><br>Its really good<br><br>It will make your mouth<br><br>Feel like somethings in it<br><br>And its gotten and given<br><br>From a cold black piece of the sea<br><br><br><br><br><br>From a piece of the sea<br><br><br><br>Salt water<br><br><br><br>(1991)