Our Election...

For two weeks I helped him.

Worked with him to the right result.

A win and nothing else would do.

It was hard, but totally worth it…

We’d meet for coffee first.

Then spend time delivering and canvassing.

We would the head off for a drink or dinner.

Getting close, as close as friends could get.

And then I went and made a move, one I had longed to make.

I thought I had got it wrong, thought I had made a mistake.

But maybe I was wrong, maybe all was not lost.

It took time, a long time.

But we got there, the night before the election was the night.

A beautiful meal, a good sleep and more help with smiles all the way.

Until I got the message that sent chills up my spine.

He thought he would lose, sure he would not win.

My stomach in knots and full of nerves. 

The count was a next and exciting experience for me.

But my fear was in full flow, jinx Nicky might strike again; or would this be 3^rd time lucky?

Taking hold of his hand for comfort as we watched events play out.

Running into his arms as he won ~ the most jubilant of feelings!

Feeling his kiss, once or twice; so calm and so open.

Celebrations back at my home. 

Champagne to congratulate a well-earned victory.

Another parting kiss, hopefully not my last either… 

Yes, that was my election!

Reviews

[mikerich]

Golly, what a tale. How exciting to experience it, to write about it and then to let us read it. I really enjoyed it, Nicky. I don't know what this line means, though: "We would the head off for a drink or dinner." It doesn't seem to make sense to me. Is the word "the" superfluous or is it a typo and should read "then"? A very minor thing in an otherwise lovely read. Mike.

[Nicky Sarti]

Thanks for spotting that Mike, yep typo it was!
And thanks for commenting x

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Well told the tale of parallel excitement. The election and your desire.

[Nicky Sarti]

Well it was actually written with a comment of Mike's in mind - he said after one poem that he was curious as to what made me write that poem (& others I imagine) so I thought I would explain... Tis also good to remember as well x