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All That Really Matters

Wallace Dean LaBenne

It doesn't matter where you're going
It doesn't matter where you send
All that really matters
is where you are in the end
It doesn't matter what you've prospered
It doesn't matter what you've got
All that really matters
is the portion you allot
It doesn't matter about titles
It doesn't matter about stand
All that really matters
is if you are in command
It doesn't matter if you're brilliant
It doesn't matter if you're smart
All that really matters
is excellence in your heart
It doesn't matter about beauty
It doesn't matter about looks
All that really matters
is the kindness on your hooks.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 12, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme abCbdeCefgCghiCijkCk
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 575
Words 105
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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