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ISSUE NO. 6

December 2024

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Poetry

An Ode to Tree Hugging

By

Simon

Simon writes from Cessnock Prison in NSW.

'Lonely Tree' by York, acrylic on canvas, Boom Gate Gallery

In the past, I laughed at tree huggers,

Sandalwood-scented hippy buggers.

But all that hatred was ill-fated

Now that I'm incarcerated.

‘Coz I've had a chance for my mood to settle,

After six long years in a sea of metal.

I know the second that I'm free

I'll go straight up and hug a tree!

In the past, I laughed at tree huggers,

Sandalwood-scented hippy buggers.

But all that hatred was ill-fated

Now that I'm incarcerated.

‘Coz I've had a chance for my mood to settle,

After six long years in a sea of metal.

I know the second that I'm free

I'll go straight up and hug a tree!

‘Love is Rebuilding My Life’

By Phillip

There’s irony, hypocrisy, fallacy, a vast ocean of distance to cross. The “saint”, the “sinner”, it’s lunacy, that the ignorant could save the lost.

Creative

ISSUE NO. 22

2 MIN READ

Methfairytale

By Karie

I’m not belle of the ball, not the very least, but we have something in common, I’m in love with a beast. But the beast is not a person but a drug that I call meth, I’ve been talking to myself for hours, I’m running out of breath.

Creative

ISSUE NO. 22

1 MIN READ

Nostalgia

By Dennis

Nostalgia is a gentle haze, a soft and fading, golden maze, where time itself begins to blur, and memory’s touch is sweet and pure.

Creative

ISSUE NO. 22

1 MIN READ

Art From Inside

By Lanie

Our team was blown away by this beautiful painting.

Creative

ISSUE NO. 21

1 MIN READ