Social Commentaries
The “Anti” and the Fly
From Suffrage Songs and Verses (1911)
Social Commentaries
The fly upon the Cartwheel
Thought he made all the Sound;
He thought he made the Cart go on—
And made the wheels go round.
The Fly upon the Cartwheel
Has won undying fame
For Conceit that was colossal,
And Ignorance the same.
But today he has a Rival
As we roll down History’s Track—
For the “Anti” on the Cartwheel
Thinks she makes the Wheels go back!
Cite this poem
MLA
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. “The “Anti” and the Fly.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gilman/159/.
Chicago
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. “The “Anti” and the Fly.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gilman/159/.
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