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Hunar
12-11-08, 01:21 AM
Saw this on another forum, and thought it was such a great post, I had to share it with everyone, so have posted it here as well as all the other forums I am a member of. If everyone read this it would maybe make people understand more about bikers, rather than keep their minds locked in with a stereotype.

JUST A BIKER.

I saw you hug your purse closer to you in the supermarket checkout queue,
But you didn’t see me put an extra £10 in the collection last Sunday.

I saw you pull your child closer when we passed each other in the street,
But you didn’t see me playing Santa in the local shopping centre.

I saw you avoiding the restaurant when you saw my bike parked outside,
But you didn’t see me at a meeting to raise money for the poor.

I saw you roll up your window and shake your head as I rode by,
But you didn’t see me riding behind you when you threw your cigarette out of the window.

I saw you frown at me when I smiled at your children,
But you didn’t see me when I took time off work to take toys to the sick children.

I saw you roll your eyes at our leather jackets and gloves,
But yo didn’t see us donate our old ones to those that had none.

I saw you look in fright at my tattoos,
But you didn’t see me cry as my children were born or have their name written over 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 your 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 hand knowing they were safe behind me.

I saw you reading a map as you drove down the road,
But you didn’t see me squeeze my wife’s leg when she take the next turning.

I saw you race down the road in the rain,
But you didn’t see me getting soaked so my son could have the car to see his girlfriend.

I saw you jump a red light to save a few seconds,
But you didn’t see me trying to turn right.

I saw you cut me up 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,
I wasn’t there.

I saw you go home to you family,
But you didn’t see me.

I died the day you cut me up,
I was just a biker. A person with friends and family, but you didn’t see me.

Take note, Ride safe and watch out for the idiots.

Amante_271
12-11-08, 07:11 AM
:o WOW! :o Very powerful and touching poem!

BB
12-11-08, 08:36 AM
Powerful indeed!

BB

Dabz
12-11-08, 09:37 AM
Excellent, good find...will pass that on!

igbell
12-11-08, 10:32 AM
Very good Hunar, do you mind if I half inch it and pass it on??

Hunar
12-11-08, 01:38 PM
Its not mine iggy, I just took it from another forum. The person that posted it said they got it from a friend, so I presume its ok to send on. I just posted it here as I thought it was a powerful piece of work. Have also sent it to all my friends and family, I don't know who the original author is, but I take my helmet off to them for it.

Ninja-Nan
12-11-08, 02:54 PM
How touching. I've printed it off to remind everyone how vulnerable bikers are. Kathy

Bonnielass
12-11-08, 06:57 PM
Powerful stuff indeed

Cat_Macd
13-11-08, 02:54 AM
tugged the heartstrings, that did.

gravelrash
15-11-08, 12:11 AM
Its been doing the rounds for a while now. Everytime I read it I get a lump in my throat.


Ade

bubblylittleme
15-11-08, 03:46 PM
wow

6T
15-11-08, 06:23 PM
good piece of writing by the author but with a sad ending

Carbonkid
16-11-08, 12:26 AM
WOW... Very Powerfull indeed...