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ISSUE NO. 14

September 2025

ISSUE NO. 14

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Poetry

The Crux

By

Belly

Belly writes from a prison in QLD.

“Family for Life” by Andrew, acrylic on canvas, available for purchase on Boom Gate Gallery

What keeps me going

What is it

It’s seeing my Mob

On a one hour visit

Givin’ my mum a hug

Even for just a second

That’s worth a lot

Worth the world I reckon

Seeing their face

When they see mine

Like being in the Matrix

Or slo-mo time

I’ve taken their love

And life for granted

I bottled up a lot

The bottles decanted

These words were formed

From pen to paper

It’s almost a year

But I’ll see you later

What keeps me going

What is it

It’s seeing my Mob

On a one hour visit

Givin’ my mum a hug

Even for just a second

That’s worth a lot

Worth the world I reckon

Seeing their face

When they see mine

Like being in the Matrix

Or slo-mo time

I’ve taken their love

And life for granted

I bottled up a lot

The bottles decanted

These words were formed

From pen to paper

It’s almost a year

But I’ll see you later

‘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