Here in the part of Thailand that we live
Survival is hard
No money
Scarce food source
Death all around

We haven't ate in weeks
Mom gives her portions to me and my xnuchā
Sometimes I gobble it all up
forgetting to offer some back to her
We don't know when we will see food again
Let alone eat it
Emaciated

Papa died sometime ago
Doing the same thing mom is doing
I don't want mom to die
What would me and my little brother do without her

I'm 13 years old now
So I have to learn how to be a khn
I want to be a khn like papa was
Able to make sacrifices for our familiy
Find food and good drinking water

But momma is starting to look sick
I can't do it alone
So I sit and think
Pray for a new day
Pray for many tommorrws with momma
Pray for many tomorrows with my little brother
Pray for Papa's soul to watch over us and guide us
That's all we own, Prayer

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