On Hearing of the Death of the First Woman Soldier in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan in the bitter strife
The first woman soldier loses her life
With three of her friends who also die
In a 'mobile coffin', blown sky high.
Could you please tell me, if you know for sure,
Just what it is we're fighting for?
'A War on Terror'- I've heard that before!
When are we going to finish this war?

poem by John Thorkild Ellison
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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