I Shall Not Live In Vain

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Emily Dickinson (Dec 1830 – May 1886) | American | public domain

If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.