In this poem, Bhatt explores the negative impact resulting from the inability to cross boundaries. Her nomadic lifestyle is emphasised by her negative experiences from migration. Despite moving frequently, Bhatt cannot leave behind her cultural roots and so, she also cannot establish a home in her physical surroundings. Through this poem, Bhatt conveys the incapability of crossing psychological boundaries in spite of crossing physical boundaries. Bhatt emphasizes the emotional hardship of crossing physical boundaries during migration. The narrator conveys the sadness and instability that she felt while moving from place to place. The repetition of was the most highlights the desolation she experienced due to her unfamiliar environment. The recurring phrase I am the one who goes away indicates her continuous migration, which then exacerbated her feelings of uncertainty.

The poem explores how Bhatt cannot escape her identity, despite having moved to different locations with different cultures. The assonance in while the earth calls/ and the hearth calls demonstrates while the earth calls/ and the hearth calls assonance i managed to hide my home behind my heart alliteration

Her inability to find a home in her surroundings imagery in no sun to turn the waves gold, no moon to catch the waves in silver mesh enjambment in with my home intact/but always changing She always refers to the beauty of her motherland with the soft noise of saris flapping in the wind sibilance