Salt and sea

Watching the sea gull flying away and

no other form of life around me,

I realised that I was my only stake

which I could exchange with

no one as a barter.
Apart from the roar of the sea
that silenced everything on the shore,
there was only the sound of a call 
from deep within
and the voice sounded familiar and far.
Hearing this,
I deliberately jumped into the ocean
to remain anointed in salt
and in order to make my last efforts
somewhat tasteful.