I now have Larry's Gitis

I don't know how I got it

I don't even know anyone named Larry

wonder if Larry knows

he has a disease named after him

I know I know

it's not actually a disease

but it's still bad

when you try to speak

the words get stuck

in the back of your throat

and can't get out

then a few seconds later

like on a time delay they fall out

I guess better late than never

it puts you in the weird position

of waiting for what you thought you said

to actually hearing if that's what comes out

like a stopped-up toilet

the words eventually release

but by that time

you are onto the next thought

my wife likes it though

now she does not have to

listen to me

my being unable to speak

is a blessing for her

and she thanks Larry everyday

for giving me his God-awful condition.