Atlantis: Critical Studies in Gender, Culture &amp; Social Justice Issue 46.1 (2025) Special Issue: Ruptures, Resistance, Reclamation: Transnational Feminism in a Digital Age Literary Work
‘It’s Time ’92!’ Telethon
by Kate Miller
Repeat and repeat the tragedy of not fitting, A horror to many. It happened to a relative of The Celebrity.
The Celebrity says “I know first-hand the Difficulties my family has faced because of My brother’s condition.”
The Parent says to the camera “I know first-hand how much my daughter Has struggled every single day.”
The Subject Object asks If their hands are The first hands, then which are mine? When will my body be returned to me?
Live from a shopping mall in Calgary, Alberta Where Hopeful Citizens have gathered In support of the cause.
The Parent whispers “Ok, it’s time” and The Subject Object responds “I’m too Tired I don’t want to this place sucks.”
The Doctor takes the microphone to rouse Donations, “...and I have seen first-hand the Financial sacrifices these families must make.”
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A children’s dance troupe performs. One sequin is always flipped up or out. A girl who had an early growth spurt Pulls at the waistband Of her white tights, And the tights slip back down Her mom gestures at her to stop. The horror of not fitting.
Back to The Celebrity: “It is our belief that with enough funding, In twenty years technology will be so advanced That the physically disabled will just live among us.”
Kate Miller is a hard of hearing writer, Child and Youth Worker, and audio/video artist in Toronto. She is focused on writing a collaborative book about Cape Breton, whales, work, disability, and loss with her brother Geordie Miller, as well as creating and sharing audiovisual works about parenting. You can find her audiovisual poems on instagram @katemildew
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