The One

This glorious look of yours

Stumbles upon my untidy hair

And the overall air

Of curiosity and despair.

'What are you doing here, my fair lady,

On a hot summer day

In a library so shady?'

'I have shady thoughts indeed.

In order for my mind to be freed,

Let's leave these cooling walls for a while

And end a long period of my exile'.

'I do remember your face.

Weren't you one of the best in that rat race

In 2016?'

'Maybe, but then I returned to learning history'.

'What kind of a research are you doing now?'

'Not much of a mystery. Italian aristocracy and its role

In the development of Modern Europe's economy'.

'You're digging into those books as deeply as a mole.

Do you have any time of your own?

Not much, but when I do, I go to a gallery.

I'm not quite satisfied with my salary,

I can't visit Italy in person

Or record the songs I'm rehearsing but

One thing beats all the others -

At our monastery

We have some

Outstanding brothers'.

We giggle

Since giggling after googling

Is sometimes fun,

Especially after you've been googling for so long

for 'THE ONE.