Social Commentaries
Samuel Shortridge
From Black Beetles in Amber (1892)
Social Commentaries
Like a worn mother he attempts in vain
To still the unruly Crier of his brain:
The more he rocks the cradle of his chin
The more uproarious grows the brat within.
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MLA
Bierce, Ambrose. “Samuel Shortridge.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/10/.
Chicago
Bierce, Ambrose. “Samuel Shortridge.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/10/.
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