A stroke patient conflates his memories as a soldier at Dunkirk with the catastrophic brain injuries he is battling in the present. By his hospital bed, his daughter drifts in and out of his recollections and realities with him, as they both struggle to articulate their pain, but find... no words.
The poem was Shortlisted for the Liverpool Poetry Prize 2023, judged by Brian Patten and hosted by The Brain Charity, Liverpool; working towards a world that recognises and values neurodiversity.