Poem: It Matters To This One

It Matters To This One Author Unknown As I walked along the seashore This young boy greeted me. He was tossing a stranded starfish Back into the deep blue sea. I said, "Tell me why you bother. Why waste your time this way? There's a million stranded starfish. Does it matter anyway?" And he said, "It matters to this one. It deserves a chance to grow. It matters to this one. I can't save them all, I know But it matters to this one. I'll return it to the sea. It matters to this one, And it matters a lot to me." As I walked into a classroom The teacher greeted me. She was helping Johnny study. He was struggling~ I could see. I said, "Tell me why you bother. Why waste your time this way? Johnny's only one of millions. Does it matter anyway?" And she said, "It matters to this one. He deserves a chance to grow. It matters to this one. I can't save them all, I know, But it matters to this one. I'll help him be what he can be. It matters to this one, And it mattters a lot to me."

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