battle scars

I'm moving on
I'm giving up
You've made me strong
You've made me tough
The soft skin that would bleed right through
Has leathered up because of you
Now I'm immuned to all I see
You've brought me up
And made me free
These callouses are far from mars
They're proof of all my battle scars
A broken heart, much like all else
Mends stronger than its former self
And that's exactly how I see
The battle that was you and me
So please forgive my anger now,
The only way that I know how
To steady every breath at night,
Not crying out, to stand and fight
The sadness does not go way
Raw, it stays another day
Until the salts begin to mend
And make it scab and make it fend
For itself and all else that call
And all who cannot stand, who fall
I lend my toughened arm to you
The way I wanted you to do