My brothers whispered stars into my skin,
Taught me to breathe in dark, to move in dust.
Their shadows, my shadows, we were one sin,
One body of war, of love, of shared trust.

I chased their long strides into hostile lands,
Followed the curve of their voices in wind.
We trained to kill, to live with bloodstained hands, Our hearts pulsed together, all shadows thinned.

When pirates took our ship, I saw their eyes,
They...