analysis of my poem rain

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an analysis of my poem "rain"

JAIME DAVID (reflection/analysis):

Looking back on this poem… I feel like this was me just venting in a poetic way—but also trying to make sense of something bigger. The weather had changed, and it was frustrating, but also kind of eerie.

It’s written in prose, but it has rhythm. There’s repetition—“constant showers, constant downpours”—and you can hear the tension building in the way I stack those lines. I didn’t fully realize it at the time, but that build-up mirrors the emotional fatigue of seeing gray skies every day.

There’s a lot of contrast too: memory vs. present, stability vs. chaos, what New York used to be vs. what it was becoming. And that’s not just about weather—it’s about identity. Like the city I thought I knew was shifting under my feet.

JAIME DAVID (societal connection):

Now, the part that stands out most to me now is the mention of climate change.

This was 2019, but even back then, I had this gut feeling that things weren’t normal anymore. That line—

“I hypothesize it has something to do with climate change…”

—feels almost like a quiet alarm bell. A small voice trying to name something huge.

And six years later, we know even more. We’ve had floods, heat waves, smoke-filled skies from wildfires. Rain in NYC doesn’t feel strange anymore—it feels like a symptom. And in that way, this poem is accidentally prophetic.

JAIME DAVID (personal reflection):

Revisiting this now, I realize how much I was trying to process through writing—confusion, dissonance, and even grief for a version of home that felt like it was disappearing.

And maybe that’s the real power of poetry—it captures the moment, but it also becomes a mirror years later. A mirror that shows us what we were feeling even when we didn’t have all the words for it yet.

JAIME DAVID (closing):

Thanks for listening to this first episode of The Jaime David Podcast. I hope this look back gave you something to think about—whether it’s how weather affects your mood, or how writing can become a way to track your understanding of the world.

If you enjoyed it, follow the podcast, check out the original post on my blog at jaimedavid.blog, and share it with someone who maybe needs a little poetic reflection in their day.

Next time, I’ll be revisiting another early piece—maybe something more emotional, more lyrical. We’ll see. I’ve got a lot to unpack.

Until then—keep musing.