This poem is really sad to me. It reminds of "The Things They Carried" because it talks about the mindset of a soldier and how they cannot connect with the outside world. The soldier is writing to his family back at home and they are asking for details. They think that they can handle the truth and the reality of war but they are very wrong. They push him farther and farther asking for the truth and when he finally gives it to them they reject it. "you're scaring your mother". When they first ask him what is going on he replys that it rains sometimes and simple things like that. He is giving a huge understatement and they know this. They keep asking for more details and when they recieve they can't handle it.
Also i think the rain is symbolism. It could be raining bullets, blood, or just war in general. He gives it to his parents in a simple way and tries not to scare them because he predicts how they will react.
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