Make a commitment
the way sun commits
itself to sky
and mist does to the eye
and fish to silence.
Make a promise
the way wind whispers
to fields, lightning
to forest, and the soul
speaks in dreams.
Decide to belong
as the candle does
to light, the tear
to gravity, and melody
to song.
Make a commitment
and your wandering
will cease, indecision
will end, and your road
toward home will find
peace.
*Translated from the Armenian by Diana Der-Hovanessian.