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ISSUE NO. 25

August 2026

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Poetry

Crying Your Eyes Out

By

Justin

Justin writes from a prison in NSW.

Willy Pleasance

You begin to scream and shout

Roll about time to let it all out

Emotions running wild from the hurt and pain

It’s starting to hurt my brain

Frustration and anger sets in, where do I begin?

I feel like a train wreck, I think what the heck am I sitting here in jail when I should be out on bail?

Gotta chill stay still get my head in a positive space for one day again I will join the human race

Gotta be staunch like a trooper and launch into a brave me for my time will come when I’m set free

Don’t quit life even if in strife for all the brothers have your back

Give it a crack, don’t ever look back on the past you can’t repair

Only leaves your heart in pieces feeling lost broken in despair

Remember the ones who care they will help get you there

Have hope and belief time to rock and roll and once again be back in control.

The End

You begin to scream and shout

Roll about time to let it all out

Emotions running wild from the hurt and pain

It’s starting to hurt my brain

Frustration and anger sets in, where do I begin?

I feel like a train wreck, I think what the heck am I sitting here in jail when I should be out on bail?

Gotta chill stay still get my head in a positive space for one day again I will join the human race

Gotta be staunch like a trooper and launch into a brave me for my time will come when I’m set free

Don’t quit life even if in strife for all the brothers have your back

Give it a crack, don’t ever look back on the past you can’t repair

Only leaves your heart in pieces feeling lost broken in despair

Remember the ones who care they will help get you there

Have hope and belief time to rock and roll and once again be back in control.

The End

This
piece
was originally printed in the
August 2026
edition of About Time.

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