The Starfish

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."