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ISSUE NO. 12

July 2025

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Poetry

Live Your Life

By

Garry

Garry writes from Ravenhall Correctional Centre in Victoria.

Willy Pleasance

Our ego asked what is our purpose.

We search for enlightenment, it’s in us all.

Happiness is a choice so make it yours.

Forgiveness of others will lead you to peace.

Leave behind the mind chatter of time passed.

Love and enjoyment is still in our grasp.

Be still and accept that life is a gift.

Oneness will come and give you a lift.

We only have now so forget the rest.

It’s your life so give it your best.

Go along with the magic that acceptance may bring.

Spirit and passion will come from within.

To live your life with vigour is not a sin.

From this day forward let us all begin.

Our ego asked what is our purpose.

We search for enlightenment, it’s in us all.

Happiness is a choice so make it yours.

Forgiveness of others will lead you to peace.

Leave behind the mind chatter of time passed.

Love and enjoyment is still in our grasp.

Be still and accept that life is a gift.

Oneness will come and give you a lift.

We only have now so forget the rest.

It’s your life so give it your best.

Go along with the magic that acceptance may bring.

Spirit and passion will come from within.

To live your life with vigour is not a sin.

From this day forward let us all begin.

‘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