The 45%
by 
Jojovits1
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Posted: Saturday, October 8, 2016 Word Count: 83 Summary: Indy ref was a complete awakening for me, politically. I became galvanised by what I believed was right for my family and friends in Scotland. Some family and friends did not have the same view so it was a bit tricky but there you go. I remember getting up at 3.30 to watch the votes come in and getting a hug from my husband before I left for work (crying) at 5, even though he did not agree with me. It was said that it was a once in a lifetime vote. I don't think it will be. |
Transfixed by numbers.
Percentages tease,
shift like the
rise and fall
of dying nobility.
A shattered union
holding on to hope
conciliation.
A civil war of
almost right against
nearly right
By 4 am the dream
has bled reality
into the working day.
The answer is no.
No to freedom
No to socialism
No to independence.
Who would say no to that?
My boss emails me
a picture of
the Union Jack.
I laugh at the joke
as I hang my head.