Select the correct answer.

Which statement best describes the symbolic and figurative meaning in the first line of this excerpt from Countee Cullen's "From the Dark Tower":

"We shall not always plant while others reap"

A. The speaker feels that he will someday trade places and reap while others plant.
B. The speaker believes that he will one day share equally in the fruits of human labor.
C. The speaker envisions a time when everyone will receive equal amounts of work and leisure.
D. The speaker longs for a future without immense poverty and hardships.