Scottish Winds

Come gather in my lungs Scottish wind
And belt out your blackest poems as the sea around you sings
When that drone takes to the air
A single note to raise my hair
Carry songs beyond my lungs cold Scottish wind

Come fall upon my shoulders Scottish rain
And dissolve all of the worry that has hunched this back of mine
So let the hurt run down the drain to the reservoir
And one day I'll add a drop of my old worries to a dram

Gather heavy in these lungs Scottish wind
All the fat smoke and the ether of the grouse that clipped your wings
Now I'll cough just like my granddad and his grandpa before him
All blow youth into these lungs old Scottish wind

Come burrow round my body Scottish blood
I'll try not to spill a drop, oh I'm sure you've spilled enough
And the English fucking rule will mean nothing to these tongues
I'll run forever in my veins bold Scottish blood

And then whisper to my mouth soft Scottish wind
Just enough to say I love you to the girl who keeps me sane
Take the stupid things I've said and blow them miles and miles away
Thank you in advance Scottish wind