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ISSUE NO. 8

March 2025

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Poetry

Heartache and Pain

By

Robert

Robert writes from Wolston Correctional Centre in Queensland.

‘Sugar Cane’ by Kirk, 2003, acrylic on canvas board, Boom Gate Gallery

Tears on my pillow

Pain in my heart,

The day they put me in prison

My whole world fell apart,

But if my tears could build a stairway

It would lead to your front door,

Just so I can tell you

I love you once more.

Tears on my pillow

Pain in my heart,

The day they put me in prison

My whole world fell apart,

But if my tears could build a stairway

It would lead to your front door,

Just so I can tell you

I love you once more.

Art From Inside

By Lanie

Our team was blown away by this beautiful painting.

Creative

ISSUE NO. 21

1 MIN READ

You Don’t Know Your Worth

By Flame

Don't fear my love, everything’s alright. Don't fear my friends, the future looks bright.

Creative

ISSUE NO. 21

2 MIN READ

‘Love Is Blind And It Can Make You See’

By Caleb

Love’s definition cannot be just one, not one, two or more but a tonne. Love is the greatest quality of them all, a verse written by the poet Paul.

Creative

ISSUE NO. 21

1 MIN READ

Apocalypse of the Mind

By Emma-lee

I sit here watching the second-hand ticking by as it slowly keeps passing my time... And just as I thought the world can’t be changed it's an apocalypse of the mind.

Creative

ISSUE NO. 21

1 MIN READ