Ponderable polemics, poetic

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Troikas, III

Two steps forward, three back:
even with castanets you flunk the
nice officers roadside dance test

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If you date a girl
half your age, she will
expect twice as much

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If the call for nonconformists to
unite goes unheeded, keep
the deposit they made on the hall