The Gamble Flashcards
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We are taught not to gamble
We are taught not to gamble.
Perhaps it is thought we have lost enough already— legs, vision, speech,
Perhaps it is thought we have lost enough already— legs, vision, speech,
the typical use of our bodies.
the typical use of our bodies
Others’ fears would teach us to cringe at any thought of any risk.
Others’ fear would teach us to cringe at any thought of any risk.
Disability and risk don’t mix.
Disability and risk don’t mix.
Risk is something we are supposed to be protected from—
Risk is something we are supposed to be protected from—
by agencies, by professionals—
by parents, by doctors—
by agencies, by professionals—
by parents, by doctors—
by invisibility,
by shame—
by confinement if necessary.
by invisibility,
by shame—
by confinement if necessary.
We must be kept safe: This is one of the lies which fills the beds of the so-called “homes.”
We must be kept safe: This is one of the lies which fills the beds of the so-called “homes.”
So we embrace the risks
to fight the lies.
This is our gamble:
This is our gamble:
Minute by minute, city after city—
Minute by minute, city after city—
from the tense beginning to the jubilant or
scattered end
of every protest—
from the tense beginning to the jubilant or
scattered end
of every protest—
with every rhythmic word of every chant—
at each blocked entrance, each barricade—
