Bloodied Omelas Child
The portal opens, ignores his laughter, his unshed tears
No one calls for help.
But he is the hero of the war!
He was the strategist
For once he didn't want to go unsung
And too bad. Here was the happy ending.
So long as he was dead and gone.
A/N: For Diversity Writing Challenge A2. Under eight lines poem and Prompts in Steps Step 1.07. - prompt: bloodshed