Integral representation of polygamma 2

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Theorem: The following formula holds for $\mathrm{Re}(z)>0$ and $m>0$: $$\psi^{(m)}(z)=-\displaystyle\int_0^1 \dfrac{t^{z-1}}{1-t} \log^m(t) \mathrm{d}t,$$ where $\psi^{(m)}$ denotes the polygamma and $\log$ denotes the logarithm.

Proof: