By Avik Derentz
Translated by Tatul Sonentz
To see mercy in their eyes…” (Armenian Weekly/file photo)
For a mere moment, I glance at people,
To see mercy in their eyes,
I want to see the light
Simply arise,
So that with no blood, no evil,
Darkness dissolves in peoples’ hearts.
Alas! I witness
The birth of darkness,
The alarmed retreat of light…
With soundless sadness
My gaze takes flight
Where wailing and clouds burden the night.
I witness how,
With inhuman rage,
The ramparts of hope are razed…
Somber wraths are born
So base, so low,
Crossing all bounds of things depraved.
For a mere moment, I wish
To see the world shaken,
The sea of conscience in a storm…
With the might and wisdom
Of the Almighty
I wish to see
Vile iniquity kneel
In front of soaring decency!
Tatul Sonentz-Papazian
Tatul Sonentz-Papazian is the former editor of the Armenian Review and director of the ARF and First Republic of Armenia Archives, based in Watertown, Mass. He has been a contributor to the Armenian Weekly for over 50 years. He currently directs the Publications Department of the Armenian Relief Society.
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