But you didn't(网上疯传的一首诗)But you didn't  的作者（Merrill Glass）是一位普通的美国妇女，这首诗文辞浅白，但却感情真挚，读到最后，令人泪下。
作者的丈夫在他们的女儿4岁时应征去了越南战场，后来阵亡了。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。
英文原版:
But you didn't
——Merrill Glass
Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and 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