Of all that prison throws at you,
One memory will endure,
The loud metallic bang that is,
The slamming of the door.

You cope with time and bad food,
The recess stink and more,
But freedom ends in that one act,
The slamming of the door.

I stare through my barred window,
My ears try to ignore,
The last sound that we hear at night,
The slamming of the door.

Just pull it to and close it,
Some peace then to restore,
There really is no need for it,
The slamming of the door.

Alone I lie in silence,
But wake to much furore,
As morning shatters to that sound,
The slamming of the door.

Sean Cregan
A5769CE
HMP Coldingley
Shaftesbury Road
Bisley
Surrey
GU24 9EX


Sean is a long-standing Anarchist and antifascist activist, currently imprisoned, along with five other comrades, for 'Conspiracy to Commit Violent Disorder'. The details of the other antifascists can be found on the Leeds ABC website at www.leedsabc.org