Assisting police with their enquiries Poem by Geoffrey Donald Page

Assisting police with their enquiries
rarely gives too much away.
Its rhythm is a little wiry
but there are rules it must obey:

the well-worn room for interview;
the ‘good cop'/'bad cop' sweet routine;
the sergeant who's all déjà vu;
the constable who's young and keen;

the lawyer pert beside her client
reminding him about his rights;
the minor player half-defiant
beneath the room's untiring lights.

He'll sing in time but keeps no diaries
assisting police with their enquiries.