Midnight Expresso by Denny B- HMP Nottingham
My oh my, that’s another day done
Riding the head games, taking them for fun
Breeze blocks, walls and a solid steel door
A telly for company because me cellmates a bore
Flicking through the TV guide to clock what’s on
The reality shows are all scripted
They’re really no fun
Time is getting on, now it’s nearly 12 o’clock
No negative thoughts for me
I’ve made them all stop
A north-east kid in an east-midlands jail
I know myself brothers
It aint one to bail
The pad-mates asleep, thank f*** for that!
A proper pad pacer; he never likes to chat
Its midnight at last, kettles on the go
I’m feeling sweet, but concentration is getting low
Coffee is my friend tonight I’ll tell you so
It’s that time at last people
My Midnight Expresso…
Reprinted courtesy of Inside Time, the foremost national newspaper for prisoners and detainees https://insidetime.org/category/poetry/
