Looks Can Fool You, 70

het·ero·nym

Noun: one of two or more homographs [words that are spelled the same]

that differ in pronunciation and meaning

(such as a bass voice and bass, a fish)

First Known Use: circa 1889

70: wound

He wound the bandage ’round his wound—

It hurt so much he nearly swooned.

“I guess,” he said, “when I am bored

I shouldn’t play with such a sword.

“It doesn’t help (I’m such a clunk!)

That I was also kind of drunk.

I’m prob’ly not the wisest guy—

I know I’m also kind of high.

“I’ve been depressed—just feeling low:
I asked her out, and she said, ‘No!’

And, yes, of course, I just got fired—

I told my friends that I’d retired.

“My eyesight isn’t good for me—

Without my glasses, I can’t see.

So messing with a sword? Not smart.

Is that my knife stuck in my heart?”