Just a biker

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.

:o WOW! :o Very powerful and touching poem!

Powerful indeed!

BB

Excellent, good find...will pass that on!

Very good Hunar, do you mind if I half inch it and pass it on??

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.

How touching. I've printed it off to remind everyone how vulnerable bikers are. Kathy

Powerful stuff indeed

tugged the heartstrings, that did.

Its been doing the rounds for a while now. Everytime I read it I get a lump in my throat.


Ade

wow

good piece of writing by the author but with a sad ending

WOW... Very Powerfull indeed...