A/N: Written for the Diversity Writing Challenge, a5 – poem under 50 words, and for the 100 Prompts Challenge, #019 – salt.

To a Cat

He'd become too much
like a cat, loving the sea breeze
that spelt freedom in cloud letters
and the taste of fish
between his teeth and on his tongue
and no longer caring about world fates
and politics.

The world had shrunk for him
and that was fine.