Note: This poem is from Mrs. Rosmalin (Aunty Oo), the wife of Mr. Amphon, or Ah Kong [Uncle] SMS. Mr. Amphon is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for allegedly sending 4 SMS messages with lese majesté content to the secretary of Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva, while he was in office as the prime minister.
| 5 May 2012 | We arrive at the 44th year of being together |
| Both tremendous happiness and sorrow | Today, changes upon changes |
| We are utterly thrown by the tempest that comes | Our bodies collapse, shaken |
| Yet we are still of one heart | Standing to meet fate |
| If today I could chant an incantation | And what I dream of is granted |
| And everything I await becomes real | All I ask is for you to be returned |
| The path we walk is lined with thorns | Even as I weep, I will try to resist defeat |
| I will fight against degradation | Waiting for you, my spirit is not dampened |
| Even though today it is still dim, desolate | Yet we may hope for a new day |
| Tomorrow may hold a fast-track to the finish line | To begin again in our old age |
| Until death parts us | |
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For you, |
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| Aunty Oo |
Translated by Tyrell Haberkorn
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