Poem: By the Numbers

A little fun with all the polling we do in America.

By the Numbers Recently, 51% of Republicans polled     couldn’t find 46% of one another’s offices A fact that, viewed by 36% of their staffs,     was found to be 47% accurate, leading to     missed lunches     bad haircuts,     marital infidelity,     and a persistent eye-twitch On the other hand, 16% of Democrats     regarded 22% of Hispanics     to be 11% underpaid     on Tuesdays,     or perhaps Thursdays,     with 19% undecided     and, of the remaining 65%,     12% unavailable for comment According to the National Polling Association,     57% of the pollsters were unable     to locate the tips of their noses     in a dark room,     with nearly 43% of the remainder     needing three tries All agreed that a 3% margin of error     was unacceptable 73% of the time

This poem is included in Jim Freeman's poetry collection BROKEN PIECES available here in print or as an e-Book in your favorite formats.