{"id":15028,"date":"2023-01-10T11:50:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T11:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gfdesign.co.uk\/culture\/subtracted\/"},"modified":"2023-01-10T11:50:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T11:50:44","slug":"subtracted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gfdesign.co.uk\/culture\/subtracted\/","title":{"rendered":"Subtracted"},"content":{"rendered":"

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by Dee Allen, with image from the Black and Missing Foundation<\/em><\/p>\n

Sisters aren’t valued
In this world of ours
Seen nowhere on the streets
Not the hospitals, malls or bars<\/p>\n

Because they’re<\/p>\n

Missing
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From the city
Headcount cut down in size.<\/p>\n

Sisters aren’t respected
In this world of ours
Yet their kin are fraught w\/ worry.
Long absence digs in the scars<\/p>\n

Because they’re<\/p>\n

Missing
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From the city
Headcount fell before our eyes.<\/p>\n

Sisters, mothers,
Aunties, lovers<\/p>\n

Our hearts\u2014snatched up suddenly.<\/p>\n

Sisters, mothers,
Aunties, lovers<\/p>\n

Police won’t help\u2014where could they be?<\/p>\n

[Written in response to the Black women missing and murdered in Kansas City, Missouri U.S.A<\/a>.]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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