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?