Author's Note:

This is my rhyme scheme:
Verses: A, B, A, C, C, D, E, D.
Repeats: F, F, G, G, H, H.

This is not an autobiographical poem. Recently, I have been involved in an engrossing project: collaborating with an artist to provide individual poems to accompany a dozen portraits of young men troubled by loneliness and mental unease. This poem may become part of the exhibition.

I have used the concept of drought as a metaphor in this poem, but on a more obvious level, the poem could be taken to show that prolonged drought and its impact on family livelihood, stress, and stock losses, can lead to mental health issues for farmers.

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