PEAK

Nishtha Gautam Posted On May 2, 2021

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They say it’s yet to peak.
The horror, the pestilence, and the city’s
collective shriek.

A wanton, unhinged sigh surrounds my
quiet neighborhood,
leaping from this nook
and that corner
waiting
to be misunderstood.

No, it’s not the mourning yet.

This sigh, a ghost of what’s to come,
stays silent as it dogs you.

You turn around, you beg and plead.
Petrified, you want it to speak.

SPEAK!

No, it’s yet to peak.

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Nishtha Gautam

Nishtha Gautam is Opinions Editor at The Quint. Before moving to full-time journalism, she taught English Literature at the University of Delhi for eight years. She observes literary and cultural space with keenness, in tandem with her interest in politics and foreign affairs.