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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.

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