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“JUST A BIKER”
I saw you; hug
your purse closer to you in the grocery store line.
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.
You didn't see
me; playing Santa at the local mall.
I saw you;
change your mind about going into the restaurant.
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 rode by.
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.
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.
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.
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.
You didn't see
me; cry as my children were born and having their name tattooed
on my skin and in my heart.
I saw you;
change lanes while rushing off to go somewhere.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
You didn't see
me; leave the road.
I saw you;
waiting impatiently for my friends to pass.
You didn't see
me; I wasn't there.
I saw you go
home to your family.
You didn't see
me, because I died that day you cut me off.
To you I was
just a biker, not a person with a family and friends.
You didn't see
me; and now they will never see me again.
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