Soul Mate villanelle

Silently searching for a soul mate
A soft lover who will share my bed
The reaper of my heart's making me wait

Though it is slow, the journey is great
I've drank wine and eaten divine bread
Silently searching for a soul mate

I long for affection that's my fate
My loneliness fills my life with dread
The reaper of my heart's making me wait

An intimate embrace I imitate
Though I desire what is real instead
Silently searching for a soul mate

I have waited long is it too late,
Would it be wise to hastily wed ?
The reaper of my heart's making me wait

The end is near, soon I will be dead
All my work is done and prayers said
Silently searching for a soul mate
The reaper of my heart's making me wait