Feature Series

For biker scribe Eddie ‘Sorez’ Pliska, poetry is as much about capturing his passion for the moto lifestyle and the raw energy of two-wheeled travel in prose, as it is about documenting determination in the face of the often-harsh struggles of life. He has had his fair share of both.

Here is Sorez's exclusive July piece, titled Rust in Peace ... an ode to a lifetime surrounded by motorcycles and memories of the two-wheeled lifestyle.

Sorez, a contributing writer for Outlaw Biker Magazine who also has a popular book of poetry out, graciously pens some inspiration for the NYC Motorcyclist community each month. You can read more about Sorez in a feature NYC Motorcyclist published in the spring of 2018.

The need for speed is in my genes
Been in the wind since I was a kid
Was building choppers at seventeen
Two wheels open roads my all to give
Wrenched my way through a basket
Lessons learned by busting knuckles
Chilton’s manuals covered in grease
Next to a pile of rags stained with oil
A lifetime of miles since back in the day
Not all remembered, some won’t fade
Have to stand by decisions I’ve made
To be able to ride until my dying day.