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WELL ROUNDED
Who purge their soul

Of lesser than whole

An unneeded olio

That had to go


On what allegory?

This ink must flow

To examine its lead

Its sturdiness is fed


Cleaning with thought

As is needed

The good is treated

As if weeded


But not to etiolate

With too much etiquette

Or the creative trait

Would meet its fate


For tragedy and joy

Equally annoy

They need what the other has done

Neither being anything without the other one

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