we will be the trees

o naked forest nation 

dressed for lamb, 

for mutton razed

the trees will come back 

(and we will be the trees)

i take a ride to salubrity, 

see the mountains and the sea

strong on the pedals

stable on the wheels

insecure and antisocial

that is my appeal

hold on tight for the gilet years

keep it strong and stable 

on two round wheels

unique to the animal kingdom 

is the migratory mamil 

i guess we’ll know when, 

if we get there in the end

nobody talks about middle aged men in lycra any more. society must have become more tolerant. it really is the best stuff to wear to cycle around the strange barren place we call scotland. we fed our trees to deers or something. highland clearances. many sheeps. but i think the trees will win in the end. the forests will return and there will be no scotland, no people, just trees, chilling, quietly social, plugged in to the funghi superhighway, posting memes on tree reddit.