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ISSUE NO. 9

April 2025

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Poetry

My Heart, My Soul

By

Amaka

Amaka writes from Ravenhall Correctional Centre in Victoria.

'White Mandala' by Allan, 1994, oil on canvas, Boom Gate Gallery

Her laugh rings through me

like a thousand bells.

The soft sweet way

her little head smells.

His smile so bright,

his giggle so sweet.

His precious tiny fingers,

his chubby little feet.

What filled my days before

I do not know.

I have so much love within me,

from inside my heart I glow.

A beautiful new world

has just begun

For in it, is my beautiful daughter

and my handsome son.

Her laugh rings through me

like a thousand bells.

The soft sweet way

her little head smells.

His smile so bright,

his giggle so sweet.

His precious tiny fingers,

his chubby little feet.

What filled my days before

I do not know.

I have so much love within me,

from inside my heart I glow.

A beautiful new world

has just begun

For in it, is my beautiful daughter

and my handsome son.

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

1 MIN READ

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