Mirikitani's "Attack the Water" relates to Ruckeyser's "Poem" because they both focus on what civilians experience during wartime. "Attack the Water" describes the struggle of Vietnamese people during (and after) the Vietnam War, and of Japanese-American people during the era of Japanese labor camps. "Poem" reflects the struggle of people living during both of the World Wars, trying to get by, and trying to get through such a tragic time. Both of these poems show that even when people are not directly involved in a war, they are still directly effected by it.
Explanation: The theme the story is that even if you run or hide or help your enemy it still takes bravery to do that and also there kind cause they did not want to hurt there enemy. Afterwards my teacher checked my answer and said it was correct.