NCiR’ Pilin’ On

I’m The Run In Her Stocking

Taking a cue from Shireen’s debut

Harper Thorpe
No Crime in Rhymin’
2 min readMar 2, 2021

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Polysemy: the coexistence of many possible meanings for a word or phrase.

See if you can catch me, let’s both run down this path,
if you get too sweaty, you’ll have to run a bath.
You see what I did there? I can run that by again.
Don’t expect I’ll need that bath — I’ll run outta gas ’fore then.

You asked me about that track. It’s def’nitely run its course.
I’ll give you the run down, but I can’t divulge my source.
I won’t give you his name — run the risk of his exposure.
Once unique now run-of-the-mill led to a foreclosure.

Badly beaten in the race, my batteries run down.
Only then they told me, “You’s run over by a clown.”
Was a classic hit-and-run, some Bozo and his beaver,
may explain the why — I’m starting to run a fever.

Sympathy I’m needing, I think I’ll run with that.
Forgot to run wife’s errand, which caused a silly spat.
Still, I let her run the show, maybe she’ll forgive,
if she sees my nose run, she’ll think I might not live.

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Harper Thorpe
No Crime in Rhymin’

Engaged citizen, poet, musician, humorist, family man. I value irreverence, soulfulness, and a big heart. Offering insight, introspection, shock & aw shucks!