But You Didn't

This was a poem pretty close to my heart when I was in Secondary school.. I still remember how the teacher read it to us and when we reached the last line, everyone was silent. some of us teared. This poem is about a girl reminiscing the memories shared with her lover, which is the only thing she has left of him since she lost him during the Vietnam War..

But You Didn't

Remember the time you lent me
your car and I dented the fender?
I thought you'd kill me...
But you didn't.
Remember the time I spilled coke
on your new rug?
I thought you'd kill me...
But you didn't.
Remember the time I forgot to tell
you the dance was formal and you
came in jeans?
I thought you'd hate me...
But you didn't.
Remember the countless times you'd
try to be serious and I’d giggle?
I thought you’d leave me...
But you didn't.
Remember all the times I'd flirt
with other guys just to make you
jealous - and you were?
I thought you'd drop me...
But you didn't.
There were so many things
you did to put up with me, to
keep me happy, to love me. And
there were so many things I
wanted to say to you after you
returned front Vietnam...
But you didn't.

Let everyone know what they mean to you, how you feel about them and so on. Never keep anything in, because you'd never know when it could be too late to do so...