This only demonstrates that the gods are not gods at all—they are sickly, brown, and mortal. They are metaphors for wealthy people. This poem makes me think of Spanish colonialism in the Philippines. Social classes were established to segregate the affluent from the poor, as well as Spaniards from Filipinos. The poet was probably a member of the upper class who felt threatened by the influx of impoverished immigrants from China and India who were being recruited to work on Spanish colonial plantations. The poem describes the gods as having human emotions such as love and hatred. It also says they get jealous and angry like humans do. However, they are immortal so they cannot be killed or harmed in any way. This would make them unable to respond to any form of criticism or disrespect from their followers. In conclusion, the gods described in this poem are not real deities but rather symbols for different social classes. The lower class people would have identified with the poor and suffering characters in the poem while the upper class people would have seen themselves in the beautiful character Brama.