但是你没有

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一篇美国普通妇女写的诗《但是你没有》。她的丈夫当年应征入伍去了越南战场，后来不幸阵亡。她终身守寡，直至年老病逝。她的女儿在整理遗物时发现了母亲当年写给父亲的这首诗。我们总以为来得及回报某个我们所爱的人，心想等某个时刻吧，下一次吧，然后⋯⋯最终，我们都没有。

% [9 m$ o4 U6 U4 _英文原版：
by Anonymous
% R7 N. @5 g/ [/ j( h/ m# C3 ?Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and dented it?
$ }( `6 e0 H; y. K& DI thought you’d kill me,
but you didn’t.

% g: b5 u" k' U1 c& zAnd remember the time I dragged you to the beach,
and you said it would rain, and it did?
I thought you’d say, “I told you so.”
But you didn’t.

Do you remember the time I flirted with all
the guys to make you jealous, and you were?
I thought you’d leave, but you didn’t.
1 p; Z  i5 p, S' R4 ?1 ?0 dDo you remember the time I spilled strawberry pie all over your car rug?
! m) G4 c+ b0 p$ GI thought you’d hit me,
/ B; R" H. |: |* x1 D% Sbut you didn’t.
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And remember the time I forgot to tell you the dance was formal and you showed up in jeans?
2 `7 y" z4 Q2 [" [7 t" ]; |I thought you’d drop me,
but you didn’t.

; n# T/ L* O0 @+ |4 ]5 @, o: n' MYes, there were lots of things you didn’t do.
0 _- ?  v4 i( F! j( B7 @6 cBut you put up with me, and loved me, and protected me.
: z. e2 Y1 H+ LThere were lots of things I wanted to make up to you
, I& }% e+ K2 u: u' T  }4 Lwhen you returned from Vietnam.
But you didn’t.

, b4 h  [! k5 q- W, M! z8 k中文版本：
记得那天，我借用你的新车，我撞凹了它
  F6 m0 a) {3 I! d我以为你一定会杀了我的
但是你没有

记得那天，我在你的新地毯上吐了满地的草莓饼
我以为你一定会厌恶我的
但是你没有
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7 H4 q( |3 d" |# G记得那天，我拖你去海滩，而它真如你所说的下了雨
5 E$ X7 y. T* K* N/ ^我以为你会说“我告诉过你”
但是你没有

记得那天，我和所有的男人调情好让你嫉妒，而你真的嫉妒了
我以为你一定会离开我
但是你没有
% I1 i. Y9 w2 A1 M6 O; k+ P
( U8 y8 {0 T1 B; c记得那天，我忘了告诉你那个舞会是要穿礼服的，而你却穿了牛仔裤
我以为你一定要抛弃我了
( _" q, I, {9 J" ^! G但是你没有
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是的，有许多的事你都没有做，而你容忍我钟爱我保护我
; t+ s7 u5 i( q) O有许多许多的事情我要回报你，等你从越南回来
8 D6 H; ?$ Q! r( _% }但是你没有……


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