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ISSUE NO. 14

September 2025

ISSUE NO. 14

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Poetry

The Struggle

By

Travis

Travis writes from a prison in VIC.

Willy Pleasance

I fall, twisting and spinning in duress

A darkness complete, vast and eternal

An emptiness felt, thick as molasses

Noises and sounds rend my mind infernal

Ghostly claws tear into vain awareness

Focus wavers, dissension internal

Strength refires the forge, breath now hath purpose

Wild oceans calm, turbulent storms now stall

Swelling forests grow, leaves green and luscious

Fresh stream giggles by, a river made small

The breeze sweet smelling, with warm soft caress

Face now relaxing, passed the painful crawl

Beating heart slows, body can now arrest

Harmony and peace, permeating all.

I fall, twisting and spinning in duress

A darkness complete, vast and eternal

An emptiness felt, thick as molasses

Noises and sounds rend my mind infernal

Ghostly claws tear into vain awareness

Focus wavers, dissension internal

Strength refires the forge, breath now hath purpose

Wild oceans calm, turbulent storms now stall

Swelling forests grow, leaves green and luscious

Fresh stream giggles by, a river made small

The breeze sweet smelling, with warm soft caress

Face now relaxing, passed the painful crawl

Beating heart slows, body can now arrest

Harmony and peace, permeating all.

‘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