Bianca’s sentences run on and on
Sometimes she sees them climb the maple on the back lawn
They try to escape her epic fantasy tale
Its tropes are formulaic – the words must bail
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Bianca has taken a few writing classes
But her plotlines crack like cheap promotional glasses
She asks her kitty Lyle how to start
He wants to help and loves her with all his heart
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Alas sweet Lyle cannot talk
He thinks she should seek advice from plumber – Jack Falk
In his spare time Jack’s a novel writer
He shouldn’t be fixing pipes – indeed he’s much brighter
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Lyle can only communicate with his eyes meows and tail
Bianca’s frustrated and binges on wine and kale
She doesn’t want to go back to serving in a bar
She’s burned a few bridges and gone way too far
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But everything she tries has been done before
Perhaps she should create her own legend and lore
She ends up asking plumber Jack
He fixes her kitchen sink and says – after dinner he’ll come back
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Jack suggests the two of them work side by side
Bianca agrees – in him she’ll confide
She’s embarrassed to show him what she’s written so far
But he reads it and thinks it’s quite good – up to par
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Jack asks her who told her that her writing is bad
Bianca says it was her friend – Enid McVlad
Jack told her he thinks Enid is jealous
She talks behind Bianca’s back in a way that is zealous
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Bianca asks Jack if maybe they could co-write
He says sure – they’ll get along well and not fight
Lyle is pleased and observes from the couch
Bianca and Jack are a match – for that he can vouch
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The two decide to write a mystery
It will include much Victorian history
The story will include one popular trope
A romance with fake dating – but enemies to lovers – nope
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They’re writing Victorian so won’t listen to booktok
In what’s super popular they’ll take no stock
The pair just might end up a couple themselves
With many a wedding photo upon their shelves
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Rebellious Hazelnuts 