Exit polls

 Poll of polls,

these are the exit polls,

taking opinions of voters,

when they exit, after casting vote.

The media is frenzy,

too excited to show,

The collected data,

a prime-time show. 

For, these distributed numbers,

influences masses, generating interests,

gathering viewers, glued to their seats,

hoping for their leaders, to succeed. 

Yet, these were mere predictions,

trying to capture, mood of a nation,

the final tally, might even change,

regardless of the speculated outcome. 

And it all comes down to the ones,

pollster, standing outside polling station,

conducting survey, approaching people,

and managing to get honest answers.

For, a faulty collection of poll,

riddle the data with sampling error,

even voters biases, distort the results,

causing faulty analysis, incorrect projections. 

Yet, they are part of the electoral process,

giving important insights, of the results,

bringing relief or worries to stakeholders, 

but for some people, it's bread and butter.