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ISSUE NO. 7

February 2025

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Poetry

Give Me Hope

By

Joshua

Joshua was formerly incarcerated in Victorian prisons.

'Hugs & Kisses' by Tiger, available to purchase from Boom Gate Gallery

Alone in a world of darkness and pain

The world there outside, I don't see the rain

Is the sun shining brightly? I really don't know

There's no place to turn and nowhere to go

Moments of madness can quickly turn bad

Anger, frustration and a need to feel sad

Tears fill my eyes, my emptiness exposed

Thoughts are with loved ones that I long to hold

Time here is volatile, no longer my own

A drive to the shops, or a chat on the phone

No longer a privilege in what I say or do

My life is so fragile, in how time sees me through

My two grandchildren, I just long to see

Wanting to hug them and hold them to me

I'm angry inside and I feel such pain

My emotions run high again and again

Someone please help me, it's getting harder to cope

Dear Lord up above, please give me some hope

Free me from this torment and show me the light

I'm broken, I'm battered, no more can I fight

Alone in a world of darkness and pain

The world there outside, I don't see the rain

Is the sun shining brightly? I really don't know

There's no place to turn and nowhere to go

Moments of madness can quickly turn bad

Anger, frustration and a need to feel sad

Tears fill my eyes, my emptiness exposed

Thoughts are with loved ones that I long to hold

Time here is volatile, no longer my own

A drive to the shops, or a chat on the phone

No longer a privilege in what I say or do

My life is so fragile, in how time sees me through

My two grandchildren, I just long to see

Wanting to hug them and hold them to me

I'm angry inside and I feel such pain

My emotions run high again and again

Someone please help me, it's getting harder to cope

Dear Lord up above, please give me some hope

Free me from this torment and show me the light

I'm broken, I'm battered, no more can I fight

‘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