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ISSUE NO. 14

September 2025

ISSUE NO. 14

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September 2025

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Creative

Precious

By

Kaiya

Kaiya writes from a prison in NSW.

Do not cry by the window,

Gazing out to the sky  

For I’ve not only left you,

I’ll never say goodbye

Let my memory be a comfort,

Not sorrow

For I’ll be there today, tonight

And every tomorrow

My paws pad softly beside you,

Though you may not see

In every shadow, dream and sunbeam,

There I will be

—koo boo boo

Do not cry by the window,

Gazing out to the sky  

For I’ve not only left you,

I’ll never say goodbye

Let my memory be a comfort,

Not sorrow

For I’ll be there today, tonight

And every tomorrow

My paws pad softly beside you,

Though you may not see

In every shadow, dream and sunbeam,

There I will be

—koo boo boo

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