Forever wanting,
Forever yearning
Always wishing,
Never learning

She never learns
Try as she might, it never happens
Still she does the things she shouldn't
Still she longs for that pipedream
That soul mate that doesn't exist
She knows what she wants at least
Knows that love would make the loneliness go away
At least, that's what she hopes
Something to fill that void
The bit of her heart that's empty
She has the love of friends
Of family and community
Still she longs for that pipedream
That romantic love that seems to elude her
Still she longs for that sweet embrace
That one thing missing from her otherwise wonderful life
But never does she learn
That romance is her very own pipedream
She still hopes, though
Hopes and dreams
Dreams that will never change, never end
But she holds onto them still
Like the life preserver in the sea of angst
She clings with her very last shred of hope
Because hope is often all she has
Hope for that impossible vision
Hope for that pipedream
That pipedream of love