Quest For Faith (Poetry)

I’d like to believe in something
but nothing seems to fit
the strange idea I think is love
yet falls far short of it

I memorized the legend
I idolized a name
but flesh and blood escaped me
too wild for faith to tame

Trust becomes the bugbear
and longing haunts the soul
the heart’s forever hunting
blind hope fixed on its goal

The ritual’s never-ending
nights wring out wistful sighs
dreams bring disappointment
and nothing is the prize