the Dead Sea

there is a river that is filled with salt
as it takes in
from all tributaries everything that they are giving
it is not giving away anything in return
it is dead,

no one sinks there
try it.

it is dead
there is no fish there
no shell

taste it when you go there
it is dead.

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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