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ISSUE NO. 18

January 2026

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Poetry

Emotions, Love and Hate

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A writes from a prison in VIC.

Serena Woodward via Unsplash

Love's last pain;

It is everything.

It is nothing.

It is unbearable.

Love;

It is unbearable.

It is everything.

It is nothing.

Hate;

It is nothing.

It is unbearable.

It is everything.

Emotions are sometimes like being caught in a rip. You can't fight it, and if you anchor yourself to it, it will sink you.

You could kick and scream, dragging the next or closest person to you under to keep yourself afloat, but surely this results in you being alone and worse off than when you started.

If you let it take you out, eventually it will allow you to swim back to shore.

Love's last pain;

It is everything.

It is nothing.

It is unbearable.

Love;

It is unbearable.

It is everything.

It is nothing.

Hate;

It is nothing.

It is unbearable.

It is everything.

Emotions are sometimes like being caught in a rip. You can't fight it, and if you anchor yourself to it, it will sink you.

You could kick and scream, dragging the next or closest person to you under to keep yourself afloat, but surely this results in you being alone and worse off than when you started.

If you let it take you out, eventually it will allow you to swim back to shore.

Falling Like Angels

By Daniel

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

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By Triste

To all the prisoners who have ever spent time away from the ones they love.

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‘Tingers’ and the Squirrel Box

By Sara

In Creative Learning we get to see some amazing stuff made by talented people. The best part is hearing the stories behind how creative projects have come to life.

Creative

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