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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.

Art From Inside

By Lanie

Our team was blown away by this beautiful painting.

Creative

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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