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SPOILT BALLOTS

SPOILT BALLOTS During an election, winning hopes go uP Other than postal voting it is a dilemmA Usually, people use a pen with a fine tiP Booths hiding if a cross or a tick is madE Leaving both won’t count - it is either-oR Each paper is posted so causes problemS As votes are examined, a counting bluR Can it be a tick, cross or nothing to seE Resolved by someone recalling the RaJ Offering a decision, accept it or ignorE So, by the end of such a day so hectiC The results are not worth making a beT In dawn’s early light, a win to celebratE Can it be normality, all pressure to enD

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