What Matters Most

I am in competition with no one

I have no desire to play the game

Of being better than anyone

I am simply trying to be better

Than the person I was yesterday

If I can accomplish that goal

My life has been a great success

Fame and fortune are fleeting

What's important when your time is up

Is the kind of person your were

Not the amount in your bank account

But how many lives you affected

In a positive manner

How many people you made smile

With those silly bits of nonsense

Those moments are worth

All the wealth one can garner

In a whole entire lifetime

When that final day arrives

Want to be remembered for my humility

My kindness and my positive nature

In a world that needs it oh so badly

No one is beyond reproach

But I sincerely hope I'll be remembered

As a caring loving person

Who enjoyed my life to the fullest