Upton Sinclair, ed. (1878–1968).
The Cry for Justice: An Anthology of the Literature of Social Protest. 1915. | | | | Portrait of an American |
By Louis Untermeyer |
(American poet, born 1885) |
| | | HE slobbers over sentimental plays | |
| And sniffles over sentimental songs. | |
| He tells you often how he sadly longs | |
| For the ideals of the dear old days. | |
| In gatherings he is the first to raise | 5 |
| His voice against “our country’s shameful wrongs.” | |
| He storms at greed. His hard, flat tone prolongs | |
| The hymns and mumbled platitudes of praise. | |
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| I heard him in his office Friday past. | |
| “Look here,” he said, “their talk is all a bluff; | 10 |
| You mark my words, this thing will never last. | |
| Let them walk out—they’ll come back quick enough. | |
| We’ll have all hands at work—and working fast! | |
| How do they think we’re running this—for love?” | | | | |
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