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ISSUE NO. 14

September 2025

ISSUE NO. 14

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Poetry

Life of a Prisoner

Anonymous

Anonymous writes from a prison in VIC.

Willy Pleasance

‘Tis just another day behind the wall.

With musters here and musters there

It surely wearies, one and all.

I sit with friends and chew the fat,

Be it in the pod or in the yard,

It’s our daily lives, and that’s a fact.

We meet good blokes with stories to tell,

Guilty or innocent, it makes no diff.

At the end of the day, we are all in cells.

Morning comes with muster and unlock,

A bite of breaky.

As we all take stock.

Friends depart with occasional tears.

Some head home and some do not,

As some like me, are here for years.

‘Tis just another day behind the wall.

With musters here and musters there

It surely wearies, one and all.

I sit with friends and chew the fat,

Be it in the pod or in the yard,

It’s our daily lives, and that’s a fact.

We meet good blokes with stories to tell,

Guilty or innocent, it makes no diff.

At the end of the day, we are all in cells.

Morning comes with muster and unlock,

A bite of breaky.

As we all take stock.

Friends depart with occasional tears.

Some head home and some do not,

As some like me, are here for years.

Little Rhyme

By Justin

Here’s a little rhyme. As I’m chilling doing time, paying the price for my crime.

Creative

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Mother

By Biannca

What did you see when you looked at me? Just a little girl, I had no voice, you kept me down without a choice. You gave heartache and pain, said I was your endless shame.

Creative

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One Day We Will Be Free

By Matt

They talked to us about our struggles, their words we could not hear, while being condemned and held accountable; our vision was not clear.

Creative

ISSUE NO. 24

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All for One, One for All at Bandyup

By Ruth

Bandyup is a place, where we are a mixed race. It doesn’t matter where we are from, we should support each other as one.

Creative

ISSUE NO. 24

1 MIN READ