Commitment seems to signify a steady disposition and virtuous intent, but we don’t always see it translated to happiness in our lives. As much as it can give us joy and contentment, it can also wreak angst and desolation. Hema Nair’s poem attempts to define the different hues ‘commitment’ can take on those who have chosen to offer or reject it.
Hema Nair’s poem talks about the silence born of loneliness—a silence that can be deafening. This solitude comes from an inability to love because of self-imposed boundaries. Enveloped in an introspective silence, though, we can seek to understand ourselves, attempt to change, or be stoic in our acceptance.