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The "Anti" and the Fly

by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1911

The fly upon the Cartwheel
  Thought she 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!

Published in Suffrage Songs and Verses
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