Lasagna, taste the gooeyness on your fork.

Aphasia hides your speech, reading, and writing.

Lasagna is a stacked surprise.  Baked to

perfection in 375-degree oven, until sauce

and cheese bubble over.  Appears as simple

pasta, but as you slice and look at the cross

section, there are layers upon layers of

stringy mozzarella, al dente noodles, tangy

sauce, green bell peppers, zucchini

and spicy sausage.  Lasagna progresses

in a strange twisting, twirling sequence.

Aphasia is a never-ending nightmare.

Skull cut open to relieve pressure,

ischemic stroke stops vital blood flow,

foul odor exudes from unusable necrotic

brain gray matter.  A patent foramen ovale,

a hole in the heart, allows dark twisty clot

in leg to slide through.  Aphasia is a monster

that tumbles down and down and down.

Try new lasagna recipes, work to improve aphasia.

Practice makes both get better.