This was written for my husband and myself after our accident on August 27, 2004. A recent thread on dripping while you drive made me think of this, especially since the weather is warming up and more bikers are out on the road. Please, just take an extra second, and one more look before you do something in your car. It just might be my life you save.
I saw you; hug your purse closer in the grocery store line
But you didn’t see me, put an extra $10.00 in the collection plate on Sunday.
I saw you; pull your child closer when we passed each other in 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 meetings to raise money for the
hurricane relief.
I saw you, roll up your window and shake your head as I rode by
But you didn’t see me, driving behind you when you flicked your cigarette
.... out of 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 work to take toys to the
homeless.
I saw you, stare at my long hair
But you didn’t see me, and my friends cut 10” off for Locks of Love.
I saw you; roll your eyes at our leather and gloves
But you didn’t see me, and my brothers 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 when my children were born and had their names written over and in my heart.
I saw you, change lanes when 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 he was safe behind me
I saw you, reading a newspaper or a 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, getting soaked to the skin so my son could have the car for a date.
I saw you; run the yellow light just to save a few minutes of time
But you didn’t see me, as I was 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 go 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 the day you cut me off
I was just a biker…….with friends and family
But you didn’t see me.
Anonymous
YouTube - You didnt see me
And now you know the reason for the teardrops in my signature.
I saw you; hug your purse closer in the grocery store line
But you didn’t see me, put an extra $10.00 in the collection plate on Sunday.
I saw you; pull your child closer when we passed each other in 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 meetings to raise money for the
hurricane relief.
I saw you, roll up your window and shake your head as I rode by
But you didn’t see me, driving behind you when you flicked your cigarette
.... out of 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 work to take toys to the
homeless.
I saw you, stare at my long hair
But you didn’t see me, and my friends cut 10” off for Locks of Love.
I saw you; roll your eyes at our leather and gloves
But you didn’t see me, and my brothers 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 when my children were born and had their names written over and in my heart.
I saw you, change lanes when 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 he was safe behind me
I saw you, reading a newspaper or a 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, getting soaked to the skin so my son could have the car for a date.
I saw you; run the yellow light just to save a few minutes of time
But you didn’t see me, as I was 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 go 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 the day you cut me off
I was just a biker…….with friends and family
But you didn’t see me.
Anonymous
YouTube - You didnt see me
And now you know the reason for the teardrops in my signature.
