In order to do due (rhyming, hah!) diligence to "rhyming" one must be completely blotto! That's why the Irish are so good at it. Limericks and all ...

Kawwww blimey, woman! It simply formats that way. I typed it with two spaces. Now, get thee to the kitchen, you fishwife!

As a librarian of the English sort, I deal with this type of query every day. Thus, I shall answer in short: Two spaces, not one! Anybody who thinks otherwise is a bloody fool, I say!