But, You Didn't See Me

But, You Didn't See Me


I saw you hug your purse closer to you in the grocery store line.
But you didn't see me put an extra $10.00 in the collection plate last Sunday.

I saw you pull your child closer when we passed each other on the sidewalk.
But you didn't see me playing Santa at the local mall.

I saw you change your mind about going into the restaurant.
But you didn't see me, attending a meeting to raise more money for the hurricane relief.

I saw you roll up your window and shake your head when I drove by.
But you didn't see me driving behind you when you flicked your cigarette butt out the car window.

I saw you frown at me when I smiled at your children.
But you didn't see me, when I took time off from work to run toys to the homeless.

I saw you stare at my long hair.
But, you didn't see me, and my friends cut ten inches off for Locks of Love.

I saw you roll your eyes at our leather coats and gloves.
But you didn't see me and my brothers donate our old coats and gloves to those that had none.

I saw you, look in fright at my tattoos.
But you didn't see me cry as my children where born and have their name written over and in my heart.

I saw you change lanes while rushing off to go somewhere.
But you didn't see me going home to be with my family.

I saw you complain about how loud and noisy our bikes can be.
But you didn't see me when you were changing the CD and drifted into my lane.

I saw you yelling at your kids in the car.
But you didn't see me pat my child's hands knowing he was safe behind me.

I saw you reading the newspaper or map as you drove down the road.
But you didn't see me squeeze my wife's leg when she told me to take the next turn.

I saw you, race down the road in the rain.
But you didn't see me get soaked to the skin so my son could have the car to go on his date.

I saw you, run the yellow light just to save a few minutes of time.
But you didn't see me trying to turn right.

I saw you cut me off because you needed to be in the lane I was in.
But you didn't see me leave the road.

I saw you waiting impatiently for my friends to pass.
But you didn't see me. I wasn't there.

I saw you go home to your family.
But you didn't see me. Because, I died that day you cut me off.

I was just a biker..... A person with friends and a family.

BUT, YOU DIDN'T SEE ME

Please remember our fallen brothers and sisters as riding season starts.

Nice one AV, hadn't seen that one before!

We have a daily reminder in our office here at work. He's lucky to be alive. He survived, but is in a wheelchair. There is a chance he'll walk again, but the odds are against it. Last Nov. 15th a 19 year old girl on her cell and reaching for something on the floor hit him from behind on 65mph highway. It was grusome.
Lou just made it back to work and has a great attitude. But his whole life was completely changed in that one split second.

Don't think I've read this one before - pretty good; have seen some similar ones too.

Definitely getting a bike again someday. I keep my license and insurance current, but haven't actually had a bike since I fried the entire electrical system on the old Suzuki GS1000L back in college. As a poor college kid I determined riding even on the coldest days would save me a few dollars in gas over driving the car.....so I strapped the car battery to the rack, so it'd turn over fast enough at 0F. Worked great until one day, not long before graduation, it let all the smoke out of the alternator, the recifier, & several other things within seconds of each other.

Of course the wife gets to have a team of horses before I can have an iron horse. I guess that's fair.

Wow Doc, that is a scary daily reminder! Glad he keeps a good attitude.

Great one.... Sometimes people need a reminder that there is a world outside their own... Its amazing what you can see from a bike and how ignorant people can be...