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It Matters - the Anaphora Style

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It Matters~ (Anaphora) It matters if you're not feeling well It matters if you don't rest everyday It matters if you feel out of breath It matters if you don't get up on time It matters if you don't get a break sometimes It matters if you're not being organized It matters when you're not setting a good example to anyone It matters if you're not learning to cope with life as it comes It matters if you're not putting your priorities right It matters if your phone, cell or I phone doesn't work or it isn't charged It matters if you don't eat good balanced meals everyday of your life It matters if you don't communicate often with family and friends It matters if you're not showing your love to family and friends, all people you love and care for It matters if you don't have any faith, love, hope and dreams, or care about anything or anyone It matters if you've blown your budget and savings and then you're broke It matters if you're depressed and completely stressed It matters when a dear family member or friend gets ill It matters if you're not showing and spreading any love compassion and care to anyone around It matters if you don't have any forgiveness, love, compassion and caring in your heart It matters when you feel unloved and alone and have no peace It matters when your garden displays lots of weeds everywhere It matters if you don't have anything decent to wear at times It matters if there's no food for your family to eat It matters when you notice that your weight has gone up and not down It matters when your inbox e-mail reaches one-thousand and you can't receive more It matters when in your heart there's no love, forgiveness or peace It matters when your Doctor says you're very ill and might need a surgery It matters when your hear an unexpected bad news or report It matters when you find out you need to purchase another p.c. or laptop ASAP It matters when you don't have the money to pay for your house loan It matters when you're going through a lot of pain, thru death, divorce or loss of any kind It matters when you're feeling like you're just drowning and at the end of your rope It matters when you don't hear for awhile from family or friends you deeply care It matters when your in your heart there's no love but only bitterness It matters when you're sad and have been deeply hurt in your heart It matters when your lawn is overgrown with tall grass It matters when in your life there are no dreams, Love, Faith and Hope It matters when your pool is unkempt and needs to be cleaned and maintained It matters when you run out of food groceries and need to shop more It matters when you hit your T.V. because is broke and need to buy new one It matters when someone around you has a drinking or any kind of problem It matters when you hear of drug addictions and wish you could stop them It matters when you have a misunderstanding or quarrel with someone It matters when you eat something that makes you sick It matters when you computer, laptop or netbook crashes and lost all your data It matters when your paycheck is not enough or less than expected It matters if you don't get some time often for yourself It matters when you're just existing but not really living your life everyday It matters when you have a flare of seasonal allergies attack you day and night It matters when you forgot to pay a very important bill or ticket and you get fined It matters when you have a headache that it doesn't want to go away It matters when things don't go your way, but remember it could be worse It matters when you had an appointment with your doctor but you missed it It matters when you're feeling abandoned, rejected or unloved It matters so much if you don't have any faith hope dreams and don't believe in yourself It matters if you're taking everything or anyone for granted in your life It matters if you're not seeing all the beautiful things that life and God offers It matters if you're not believing and giving yourself a chance It matters if you don't realize today how blessed you really are no matter what It matters if you don't see all the beauty that you can find around you It matters if you don't see how lucky you are by just being alive today and everyday It matters if you're not loving thanking n praying everyday to God for all He provides for you It matters to me all in this list and I hope that somehow at least, some of it matters to you too. Dorian Petersen Potter aka ladydp2000 copyright@2011 November.15.2015 ~Authors Notes: The "Anaphora," poetry form or style, in poetry, writing or speech, is the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect.

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