{"id":135,"date":"2009-03-19T03:44:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-19T03:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelonelyrider.com\/?p=48"},"modified":"2010-10-12T16:18:44","modified_gmt":"2010-10-12T16:18:44","slug":"but-you-didnt-see-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shaundejager.com\/road-safety\/but-you-didnt-see-me\/","title":{"rendered":"But, You Didn&#8217;t See Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I saw you hug your purse closer to you in the grocery store line. <br \/>But, you didn&#8217;t see me put an extra $10.00 in the collection plate last Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>I saw you pull your child closer when we passed each other on the sidewalk. <br \/>But, you didn&#8217;t see me playing Santa at the local mall. <\/p>\n<p>I saw you change your mind about going into the restaurant. <br \/>But, you didn&#8217;t see me attending a meeting to raise more money for the hurricane relief. <\/p>\n<p>I saw you roll up your window and shake your head when I drove by. <br \/>But, you didn&#8217;t see me driving behind you when you tossed your cigarette butt out the car window. <\/p>\n<p>I saw you frown at me when I smiled at your children. <br \/>But, you didn&#8217;t see me when I took time off from work to run toys to the homeless kids. <\/p>\n<p>I saw you stare at my long hair. <br \/>But, you didn&#8217;t see me and my friends cut ten inches off for Locks of Love. <\/p>\n<p>I saw you roll your eyes at our leather coats and gloves. <br \/>But, you didn&#8217;t see me and my brothers donate our old coats and gloves to those that had none. <\/p>\n<p>I saw you look in fright at my tattoos. <br \/>But, you didn&#8217;t see me cry as my children where born and how I have their names written upon my heart. <\/p>\n<p>I saw you change lanes while rushing off to go somewhere. <br \/>But, you didn&#8217;t see me going home to be with my family. <\/p>\n<p>I saw you complain about how loud and noisy our bikes can be. <br \/>But, you didn&#8217;t see me when you were changing the CD and drifted into my lane. <\/p>\n<p>I saw you yelling at your kids in the car. <br \/>But, you didn&#8217;t see me pat my child&#8217;s hands, knowing he was safe behind me. <\/p>\n<p>I saw you reading the newspaper or map as you drove down the road. <br \/>But, you didn&#8217;t see me squeeze my wife&#8217;s leg when she told me to take the next turn. <\/p>\n<p>I saw you race down the road in the rain. <br \/>But, you didn&#8217;t see me get soaked to the skin so my son could have the car to go on his date. <\/p>\n<p>I saw you run the yellow light just to save a few minutes of time. <br \/>But, you didn&#8217;t see me trying to turn right. <\/p>\n<p>I saw you cut me off because you needed to be in the lane I was in. <br \/>But, you didn&#8217;t see me leave the road. <\/p>\n<p>I saw you waiting impatiently for my friends to pass. <br \/>But, you didn&#8217;t see me&#8230;I wasn&#8217;t there. <\/p>\n<p>I saw you go home to your family. <br \/>But, you didn&#8217;t see me&#8230;Because I died that day you cut me off. <\/p>\n<p>I was just a biker&#8230; <br \/>A person with friends and a family. <\/p>\n<p>BUT, YOU DIDN&#8217;T SEE ME!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I saw you hug your purse closer to you in the grocery store line. 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