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Undoubtedly, the change will bring them misery. Their simple life style will be destroyed, and
in their new habitat, they will ‘lose sleep’, implying that life will become riddled with
difficulties. On the other hand, the manipulators and the wolves in the garb of benefactors
will enjoy their lives in greater luxury.

Sometimes I feel myself ……………………… to where it was bound …….. didn’t see?
The poet feels distraught. He knows he is expecting something that this cruel world can’t
deliver. This resignation makes him angry and sad. The humble farmer looks on expectantly
at each and every passing cars hoping that they would stop and make some purchases.
However, his wait remains futile. The passengers in the cars seldom bother to stop near the
sack. Buying anything from such a poorly exhibited stall is below their dignity. The humble
farmer looks on vainly hoping that he could sell something at least to carry home a little
cash. At rare intervals, cars do stop, but it is either for asking some direction to the city, or
taking a turn in his backyard, or for filling gas. The farmer’s heart breaks when such visits,
which are few and far between, do not result in any tiny business for him. The attitude of
the wealthy folks leaves the poet exasperated.

No, in country money ………………. out of my pain

The poet regrets that despite the enormous wealth of the country, and its vast sources of
earning, social welfare, and concern for the downtrodden in rural areas have never been the
national agenda. The conscience of the nation is muted and muffled towards the citizens who
barely scratch a living off their lands. The compassionate poet dreams that he could, in one
masterstroke, banish the sorrow and suffering of the toiling, and deprived masses from the
morass of poverty. But, when the magic spell would get over, hard realities would bite. It
would make the sagely poet sad again. He wants his readers to offer a helping hand to
overcome the shock.