Looking for love

How long have I pined
for a love with substance and with style
to fulfill my heart, soul, and mind?

How long have I looked, eager to find,
staying hopeful all the while…
How long have I pined…

It’s bittersweet and wretched kind,
making the sourest faces smile
to fulfill my heart, soul, and mind.

Searching always, sometimes blind
and other times with such guile.
How long have I pined…

But it can’t be bought, wined, or dined
and lies at the end of a long trial
to fulfill my heart, soul, and mind.

At long last, the journey behind,
we’ll look back on every blessed mile.
How long have I pined
to fulfill my heart, soul, and mind…