Aphasia

Even now my speech is failing.
It's head trauma induced aphasia
and the there's no telling what
I'll be able to say when you
come to visit me
sleeping in the
ward and sleeping out the days
and nights.

I fell off the cedar shingle
roof and woke in spots
of light hung over my
prostrate person.

The doctor says I'll talk like this
forever. The speech therapist
says, No.
Don't talk

Just wake.