The speaker in this poem addresses their loved one who left to fight in the Vietnam War. Look out for the use of poetic techniques as you read the poem.
But You Didn’t By Merrill Glass
Remember the time you lent me your car and I dented it? 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 times I’d fl irt with other boys just to make you jealous, and you were?
I thought you’d drop me ... But you didn’t. There were plenty of things you did to put up with me,
to keep me happy, to love me, and there are so many things I wanted to tell you when you returned from Vietnam ...
