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HTML, Oh HTML: A Lament

HTML, oh HTML, how broken you are
Your syntax so convoluted, your tags so bizarre
Your semantic meaning, oh so unclear
Making it difficult to know what's held dear

Your presentation and content, they're intertwined
Making it hard to change one without the other intertwined
Your interactive elements, oh so limited
It's a struggle to create them, we're so inhibited

But still we use you, HTML, every day
Despite your flaws, you never go away
You're the foundation of the web, we can't deny
HTML, oh HTML, you'll never truly die

So here's to you, HTML, warts and all
We'll keep coding, standing tall
For better or worse, you're here to stay
HTML, oh HTML, in every way.

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