Dilution

I'm falling backwards
A drop of dye in the ocean
Diluted and dissolving
All thought and emotion

I'm shooting skyward
A leaf caught in a windstorm
Untethered and chaotic
Slowly losing form

Stop watering me down
Just don't make me drown
Stop watering down
My renown

I used to be so special
A shining star in the night
But now there are so many stars
That no one can see my light

Stop watering me down
Just don't make me drown
Stop watering down
My renown

The currents tear us to pieces
We're all rent to tatters
Our sense of self releases
And nothing else really matters
Anymore

I'm falling backwards
A drop of dye in the sea
Dispersing and becoming
Until we all agree

  - Jesse Schooff
    2006