Going to Carry Supply (1998?)
Chiranan Pitpreecha
Translated by Manas Chitakasem

Arranging my things, preparing my food
To go to carry supply from the East
The rain comes, the sky dark and misty
The road is twisted and long.

Thunder roars, a crashing sound
The path is slippery, overgrown, damp and cold
Mosquitoes and snails sucking salt blood
I must forge my way braving through.

In my heart, I hope that on my way back
I might receive fresh news
Of my separated child, so far away
My darling is almost one year old.

No matter how hard and miserable
Even when my sweat turns blood-red
And my bones are sucked by the snails
My lips are still set firm, my fists still clenched.

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