Danielle Humphreys Poet Rhyme

You Without Scars

You without scars
Where were you when the rest were climbing trees?
Scuffing shins, scraping our knees
Where were you when the hardest lessons were learned?
With everlasting reminders, carved in flesh
Where were you when we left home?
Bound to roam, into the danger of a world unknown
Where were you when we tested our limits?
Our endurance, perseverance
Where were you when we surrendered to love?
The draw of the rose and its thorns pricked with blood
Where were you when we were young and foolish?
Heedless and reckless and without regrets
Where were you when enemies came?
When we fought them back with steel and flame.
Where were you when we were living?
Collecting our scars as proof
Each raised line, joining together
A roadmap of a life lived
Every step, every mistake, every challenge overcome
Where were you who stands today
Flawless, unblemished as a blank page
Where were you?
Did you live?

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