My heart is in Sudan held in the hands of a man who has always treated me like the queen that I didn't even know I was. His laughter is like my sunshine on a cloudy day. His smile warms my heart and soul. His jokes and constant teasing are what gets me through my roughest days. His voice is more melodic than the melody to my favorite song. His voice was the one thing I had to hear every night before bed. My heart is now thousands of miles away from me. I yearn to have it back. The distance between us slowly breaks me down day by day. My loneliness increases with each passing day. I feel empty, and I'm hoping his return will fill this void in my heart. He writes me every day I find solace in his words. But nothing compares to his physical presence that I dearly miss. He's all I think of before I go to bed and when I wake up. He's the subject of all my dreams no matter what. You might find it hard to believe that my heart is in a land that I've never been to. But my heart is in Sudan, a place I have yet to see with my own two eyes. I speak the language I feel the culture within my soul, but Sudan is the one place I am dying to see. My heart is there, and so is my family that I've never met. I want to walk to the banks of the Nile River and bask in its view. I want to close my eyes and take in the beautiful sun as it shines down on Sudan. I want to reunite with the holder of my heart. He is awaiting my arrival as I am awaiting my departure. I'm amazed at how we remain in sync even though thousands of miles and a large time difference separate us. There's the saying, "absence makes the heart grow fonder." If that's the case, his absence these past couple of years have caused my heart to reach its climax. I didn't realize I could ever feel this way. He brings out feelings in me that I didn't even know existed. He's the one that no one compares to. He's the one I could never forget, no matter how hard I tried. As I've said, my heart is in Sudan, but I know that even though I have yet to visit Sudan, a part of Sudan lives in me.
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