I met a billionaire once
and asked him for some dough
not not a handout, an advance
my ducks were in a row
I barely heard myself converse
my face and ears aglow
and all I got was a blank verse --
turns out it's who you know
Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2790644-Starstruck
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