Scotland votes 'no' to independence

Young voters recite 'The Morning After' by Christine De Luca

The piece is a call to come together, whichever way the Scottish independence referendum vote goes.

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The morning after

Scotland, 19th September 2014

Let none wake despondent: one way

or another we have talked plainly,

tested ourselves, weighed up the sum

of our knowing, ta’en tent o scholars,

checked the balance sheet of risk and

fearlessness, of wisdom and of folly.

Was it about the powers we gain or how

we use them? We aim for more equality;

and for tomorrow to be more peaceful

than today; for fairness, opportunity,

the common weal; a hand stretched out

in ready hospitality.         

It’s those unseen things that bind us,

not flag or battle-weary turf or tartan.

There are dragons to slay whatever happens:

poverty, false pride, snobbery, sectarian

schisms still hovering. But there’s

nothing broken that’s not repairable.

We’re a citizenry of bonnie fighters,

a gathered folk; a culture that imparts,

inspires, demands a rare devotion,

no back-tracking; that each should work

and play our several parts to bring about

the best in Scotland, an open heart.