Thoughts

Photographer - Tobi Brun

Thoughts

I thought the wicked wind would make you remember the warmth we shared.

I thought the dead leaves would remind you of what happened to us.

I know summer does not last forever.

But with you,

It felt like it could have defeated autumn. 

I thought, oh I thought, how wrong was I?

I thought your heart would ache with each step you took to walk away. 

I thought you would try to make our final embrace last longer. 

The thoughts of you fetter my mind.

I wish you took all of you.

If only you did, silence wouldn't be so loud.

The thoughts of you wrap around me like a jacket.

I burned all of it, but the ashes remained, and I never felt more cold.

I thought you would try to follow your heart and not your brain.

I thought the moment someone touched your hand, you would rush back into my arms.

I lost the sound of your voice;

I thought you would have cared. 

But I guess I didn’t know you after all.

Syed Taha Ahmed is a writer based in Toronto, Canada. They have been mainly writing poems and short stories since the first year of college, after losing someone that year. Syed is currently studying Psychology and minoring in English. When Syed is not writing, he likes consuming all forms of media. If he is not reading books, he watches movies or looks at art. Syed believes that you can get inspired from anywhere. But he considers meeting new people as the best way to be inspired. Syed has been published in his college magazines. His Instagram https://www.instagram.com/taha_ahmed.28