This is it: the latest draft of our manuscript But as these pages fold and expose The problems I'm not willing to admit Our only tragic flaw, we're gardeners, not architects Planting seeds only to watch them wilt We should be digging in the trench Until the structure topples just like meter in a song Skip the page when you reflect on it Still wondering, "How could this go wrong?" Victoria, tell that story I love Take it slow, you know I love the prose If the setting changed, would the ending stay the same? If the plot's too slow, then you can choose your own Pick up the pen; this can't be how the tale ends The twist was way too obvious for a second installment If only we had known about the tragedy and loss Whatever chapters you might chase you'll never save me from this epilogue Victoria, tell that story I love Take it slow, you know I love the prose If the setting changed, would the ending stay the same? If the plot's too slow, then you can choose your own Our only hope is the finale feels like home What if I break? What if I can't compete? What if I hold up all my cards and let you see? And if I say something that makes you stay It would be a masterpiece of fiction crafted just to save face Victoria, tell that story I love Take it slow, you know I love the prose If the setting changed, would the ending stay the same? If the plot's too slow, then you can choose your own Our only hope is the finale feels like home What if I write the words that can make this right? Would it bring all these written pages back to life?