Polls can be wrong, 
they can be mercilessly rigged,
so can all our lives it seems!
This exercise in universal vox pop,
secret shroud away from prying eyes.
Last minute rush to vote stoke doubters.
Light of day tallies misconstrued by every hue
across the spectrum.
Boisterous figures shading  it on iris bloom punchline.
Barren buck pass rhetoric on polka dot parade.
X's on the cards,  unticked boxes flourish,
spoiled counts, spoiled hands, spoiled photo ops.
Folly past the post in every region.

NB A comment on the flaws one way or another on all political systems across the globe.