Thirty thousand

An antiwar poem.

On July 28th, 1945 the Empire was struck —
     three air crew and eleven people died.
On September 11th, 2001 the empire was struck —
     thirty thousand committed suicide.
     

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Context:

I was in the U.S. military during 9/11, was deployed to Afghanistan, and struggled with the topic above. I explore antiwar poetry to offer a lens to those who lets say, missed out on this experience.

Notes:

1. Remembering the 1945 Empire State Building plane crash. link.

2. High suicide rates among United States Service Members and Veterans of the Post 9/11 Wars. link.