Remember that time?
I borrowed your new car.
I hit it.
I thought you were going to kill me.
But you didn't
Remember that time?
I dragged you to the beach/you said it would rain/it really rained.
I thought you would say/I told you so.
But you didn't
Remember that time?
I spit strawberry cake on your newly painted carpet.
I thought you would hate me.
But you didn't
Remember that time?
I flirt with all men.
Make you jealous
But you didn't
Remember that time?
I forgot to tell you.
The ball is in the skirt/and you are only wearing jeans.
I thought you would give up on me.
But you didn't
Yes/there are many things you haven't done.
And you tolerate me, love me and protect me.
There are many things/I want to repay you.
When you come back from Vietnam,
But you didn't
This is an American woman sorting out the relics of her late mother.
I found a poem written by my mother for my father who died in Vietnam.
I used to think that love must be vigorous and passionate.
I never thought that a dull relationship is so worth waiting for with my life.
Only to find that love is actually that simple,
As the saying goes: but you didn't.