The realm of chance

I bet it was an r
I'm pretty sure it began with an r

R as in too many requests
R as in rather reticent replies
R as in reporter, or the realm of chance

or

R as in rather not

A resonant initial R
with (maybe) a melodious d in the middle
but never as sweet as a sweet liquid l
either in between... or at the end

Then the bureocracy of the private industry
and time wasting itself away
or being denied

A problem of incompetence
let's say
even though we both tried
not to blush