The purpose of Levertov's poem - "Overheard over S.E. Asia to create a parallel with the current affairs of Israel's action in Gaza. Levertov's poem is on the United States' deployment of white phosphorous during the Vietnam War.
The theme of Denise Levertov's poem "Life At War" is undeniably the powerlessness of war.
As long as there are battles around us, the author does not believe in the human potential to attain peace. Much less if people feel that wars are still required.
The author's depiction of the futility of war reveals how humans injure each other or fight to defend a nation just because they feel it is the proper or essential thing to do, without realizing how much damage they create around them.
Textual Evidence that supports the above answer is:
"And when they bombed other people’s houses, we
protested
but not enough, we opposed them but not
enough. I was
in my bed, around my bed America
was falling:"
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