"It’s salty, it’s salty"

02. July 2026

“It’s salty, it’s salty!” we cry out as we
emerge, seaweed clinging to our lips 

and the sky above us full of air. Don’t
simply tell me the ocean is full of salt,

let me leap into it, let it fill my teeth
and my nasal cavity, let me know the

truth not only in my mind but upon 
my very tongue.