Butyoudidn't•RememberthedayIborrowedyourbrandnewcaranddentedit?•Ithoughtyou'dkillme,butyoudidn't.•AndrememberthetimeIdraggedyoutothebeach,•andyousaiditwouldrain,anditdid?•Ithoughtyou'dsay,Itoldyouso.Butyoudidn't•DoyourememberthetimeIflirtedwithall•theguystomakeyoujealous,andyouwere?•Ithoughtyou'dleave,butyoudidn't.•DoyourememberthetimeIspilledstrawberrypie•alloveryourcarrug?•Ithoughtyou'dhitme,butyoudidn't.•AndrememberthetimeIforgottotellyouthedance•wasformalandyoushowedupinjeans?•Ithoughtyou'ddropme,butyoudidn't.•Yes,therewerelotsofthingsyoudidn'tdo.•Butyouputupwithme,andlovedme,andprotectedme.•TherewerelotsofthingsIwantedtomakeuptoyou•whenyoureturnedfromVietnam.•Butyoudidn't.•记得那一次借你的新车•而我却撞凹了它•我以为你会杀了我•但是你没有•记得那一次我拖你去海滩•而你说天会下雨•果然下啦•我以为你会说我告诉过你啦•但是你没有•记得那一次•我在你新刷的地毯吐了满地的草莓饼•我以为你会厌恶我•但是你没有•记得那一次•我向所有的男子挑逗•来引你嫉妒•但是你没有k•记得那一次•我忘记告诉你•那个舞会是穿礼服的•而你只穿牛仔裤到场•我以为你必然放弃我啦•但是你没有•是的•有许多许多的事你全都没有做•而你容忍我、钟爱我、保护我•有许多许多的事•我要回报你•等你从越南回来•……•但是你没有ThestorytookplaceinanordinaryAmericanfamily.Whenthedaughterwas4yearsold,herfatherwaskilledinthewarinVietnam.Themotherhaslivedtotheageof80arenotmarriedagain.Afterhermotherdied,thedaughterfoundamother'spoem,whichis''Butyoudidn't''.关于这首诗的出处:一个普通的美国家庭,母女相依为命,女儿的父亲在女儿4岁时应征入伍去了越南,不幸阵亡。母亲一直活到了80岁都没有再嫁。母亲去世后,女儿在整理母亲的东西时,发现了一首母亲亲手写的诗,题目就叫《但是你没有》。