THINGS YOU DIDN'T DO

Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and I dented it?
I thought you'd kill me, but you didn't.

And 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 me, but you didn't.

Do you remember the time I spilled strawberry pie all over your car rug?
I thought you'd hit me, but you didn't.

And remember the time I forgot to tell you the dance was formal and you showed up in jeans?
I thought you'd drop me, but you didn't.

Yes, there were lots of things you didn't do.
But you put up with me, and you loved me, and you protected me.

There were lots of things I wanted to make up to you when you returned from Viet Nam.

But you didn't.

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慈しみ、感謝、愛。
とうとう伝えられることのなかったいくつもの大切な想い。人はみんな、一体どれだけの大切な想いを伝えずに葬ってしまうのでしょうか。伝えて生きる想いは、きっとたくさんあるはずなのに。

これは７０年代に書かれたアメリカの詩で、作者は不明です。恐らく私と同じような一般人によって書かれたものなのでしょう。この詩を始めて読んだとき、あまりにリアルな描写が胸を打ち、思わず涙してしまいました。