Smoke from their Pyres

I
held the gun
at point blank
and left
the moment
to trigger.

I
threw up
Sulphur
in air,
not to see
the smoke.

Dead were
my brothers
and win
on my side.

I
knelt
on their pyres
with the medallion
on my bossom.

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