In 1969, whilst a student in South Africa, John Schlapobersky was arrested for opposing apartheid and tortured, detained, and eventually deported. Interrogated through sleep deprivation, he later wrote secretly in solitary confinement about the struggle for survival and the poetry, songs and texts that saw him through his ordeal, especially the songs of the other prisoners. In this moving account, the author reflects on the impact of his imprisonment, its influence on his work as a psychotherapist, and his continuing focus on rehabilitation with other survivors. Apartheid and its resistance come to life in the personal stories that make this a vital historical document - one of its time and one for our own.