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ISSUE NO. 14

September 2025

ISSUE NO. 14

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Poetry

Life’s Not a Party

By

Aidan

Aidan writes from a prison in VIC.

Helēna Rause Stibe via Unsplash

Life’s not a party my dearest darling

For we partied, now must you party alone

I fear your drinking may carry you to a place that smells of roses

And a lingering stench of sorrow and seeder

Must I fear that nothing good will come from an empty glass

So may I whisper a loving prayer to shadow your sorrow with good intention

And a soft place to land may you fall for another.

Life’s not a party my dearest darling

For we partied, now must you party alone

I fear your drinking may carry you to a place that smells of roses

And a lingering stench of sorrow and seeder

Must I fear that nothing good will come from an empty glass

So may I whisper a loving prayer to shadow your sorrow with good intention

And a soft place to land may you fall for another.

Little Rhyme

By Justin

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

Creative

ISSUE NO. 24

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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

ISSUE NO. 24

2 MIN READ

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

1 MIN READ

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