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ISSUE NO. 24

July 2026

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Poetry

All for One, One for All at Bandyup

By

Ruth

Ruth writes from a prison in WA.

Hannah Busing via Unsplash

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.

Arguing and fighting won’t make it right,

Be kind to one another to keep us tight.

No one likes to be locked in a cell.

We are all struggling like hell.

When someone is down, don’t pull them to the ground.

Be there for them, let them know you are around.

On days when you are feeling blue,

Remember we all feel like that too.

Keep hold of your dignity and grace,

Respectful harmony to make this a better place.

All for one – one for all.

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.

Arguing and fighting won’t make it right,

Be kind to one another to keep us tight.

No one likes to be locked in a cell.

We are all struggling like hell.

When someone is down, don’t pull them to the ground.

Be there for them, let them know you are around.

On days when you are feeling blue,

Remember we all feel like that too.

Keep hold of your dignity and grace,

Respectful harmony to make this a better place.

All for one – one for all.

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

Falling Like Angels

By Daniel

The pain that I feel, this place that I’m in, these four walls closing in…

Creative

ISSUE NO. 23

2 MIN READ