#suitable
what is the shortest poem ever written?
There is no single, universally agreed-upon "shortest poem ever written," but some common contenders include Strickland Gillilan's "Fleas" (Adam. Had 'em.), Muhammad Ali's "Me? Whee!!", and Aram Saroyan's single-letter poem (a four-legged "m") which the Guinness Book of World Records once listed as the shortest.
Commonly cited examples:
"Lines on the Antiquity of Microbes" / "Fleas" by Strickland Gillilan: This couplet, "Adam. Had 'em," is often cited as the shortest poem in the English language.
"Me? Whee!!" by Muhammad Ali: After a Harvard commencement speech, Ali responded to a request for the world's shortest poem with this couplet.
Aram Saroyan's "m" poem: This poem consists of a single letter, a specially designed four-legged version of the letter "m", which was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records at one time.
But without a doubt, the shortest poem ever writ,
will never be by yours so truly,
unless you will consider his rhyming name,
of three syllables a suitable contender
Nat Lip Stadt
( ok forget that)
Sep 20, 2025
Sep 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM UTC
there are voices in her mind,
constant echoes that bubble wildly,
telling her that she's not good enough.
it tricks her into thinking,
that maybe... just maybe,
she's really not good enough.
they tell her she's not suitable,
not for this not for that,
and she just happens to believe them.
as naive as she is,
she's quickly fooled,
for thinking she doesn't have the potential.
but deep down,
passing the harsh reminders,
she really is good enough.
Mar 7, 2019
Mar 7, 2019 at 4:12 PM UTC