****RIDE WITH THE VIKING****

I saw you pull your purse closer to you in line at the store….

…but you didn’t see me put the extra $50 in the collection plate on Sunday.

I saw you pull your child toward you as we walked down the sidewalk…

…but you didn’t see me playing Santa at the Children’s Hospital.

I saw you change your mind about going into the restaurant when you saw my bike parked outside…

…but you didn’t see me inside holding a meeting to raise more money for hurricane relief.

I saw you frown at me when I smiled at your children…

…but you didn’t see me when I took time off from work to run toys to the homeless shelter.

I saw you stare at my long hair…

…but you didn’t see me cut 10 inches off for Locks of Love.

I saw you roll your eyes at our leather jackets and gloves…

…but you didn’t see me and my brothers donate our old ones to those who 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 there names written in my skin above my heart.

I saw you change lanes as you where rushing off to go somewhere…

…but you didn’t see me going home to be with my family.

I saw you cut me off because you wanted in my lane…

…but you didn’t see me go off the road.

I saw you there waiting impatiently for my friends to 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. I died that day you cut me off.

I WAS JUST A BIKER. A BIKER WHO WAS A FATHER, A HUSBAND, AND A BROTHER. JUST A BIKER WHO SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS HELPING SICK CHILDREN AND PUTTING SMILES ON THEIR FACES, RAISING MONEY AND DONATING FOOD  AND TOYS TO HOMELESS SHELTERS. JUST A BIKER WHO DEFENDED YOUR COUNTRY. JUST A BIKER WHO LOVED AND PROVIDED FOR HIS FAMILY. JUST A BIKER WHO WOULD GIVE YOU THE SHIRT OFF HIS BACK IF YOU NEEDED IT...EVEN IF HE DIDN'T KNOW YOU.

BUT ITS OK...I DIDN'T MATTER...I WAS JUST A BIKER.