• Poem – It Matters To Me

    Avatar of holly7

    10 months ago

    Found this poem and loved it, thought I’d share ! I don’t take credit for this and the author is unknown.

    It Matters To Me
    As I walked along the seashore
    This young boy greeted me.
    He was tossing stranded starfish
    Back to the deep blue sea.
    I said “Tell me why you bother,
    Why you 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 to me.”
    I walked into the shelter,
    The owner greeted me.
    She was helping Misty learn to trust.
    She was struggling I could see.
    I said, “Tell me why you bother,
    Why you waste your time this way.
    Misty’s only one of thousands,
    Does it matter anyway?”
    And she said, “It matters to this one.
    She 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 her be what she can be.
    It matters to this one,
    And it matters to me.

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  • Avatar of kitschrevolt

    9 months ago

    I love this mostly because the number one argument I get against veganism is that “one person not eating animal products isnt going to change anything”. this is a nice reminder that even if you save only 1 cow from a short life full of torture, it matters!

  • Avatar of KatieJaneFelix

    9 months ago

    Awesome, inspiring poem! :)

  • Avatar of Octopus

    9 months ago

    Oops i just read the part where you said you didn’t write it! XP you get the idea though.

  • Avatar of Octopus

    9 months ago

    Wow this is awesome I love it. It’s expresses your beliefs without being cheesy! it’s really beautiful. Thaks for sharing that with us and keep on writing lovely poetry.

  • Avatar of yourxgorgeousxnightmare

    9 months ago

    Amazing inspiration(:

  • Avatar of skittlezhead

    9 months ago

    Wow, I love this! ♥

  • Avatar of holly7

    9 months ago

    i’m so glad everyone loves it as much as i do!

  • Avatar of lovelissamarie

    9 months ago

    omg this is great inspiration for vegitarians and anyone really i love it!

  • Avatar of peacelovepie

    9 months ago

    oh my gosh, my dad told me the story of the little boy with the starfish as a bedtime story, and he said that his parents told it to him, thank you so much for posting it!

  • Avatar of AlleyC

    9 months ago

    I love this poem so much. So I thought I should give it this bump so more people can see it. So inspirational. <3

  • Avatar of latias

    10 months ago

    That is beautiful- something we should take to heart, too. We can’t get everyone to change, but if we can help one person, I’d say it’s worth it, no?
    <3

  • Avatar of babydollvain

    10 months ago

    That is amazing. Too bad the author is unknown. Whoever they are, they’re an awesome writer.

  • Avatar of AlleyC

    10 months ago

    So beautiful… Love it! <3

  • Avatar of SkiVegChick

    10 months ago

    This is soo beautiful i love this thank you so much for sharing

  • Avatar of DannyJonesMoose

    10 months ago

    This is beautiful. <3 Thanks for sharing. :)

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