The Msula

(A lone voice whispers) Have you worn one of those old red coats yet The one given by one of the invisible Riders in the silent night The Msula Who knows when your libido's getting wet For the first time A coat filled with holes and tears From someone else Who no longer needs one to wear A symbol of hopes and dreams Sometimes in vain For wearing it spiritually doesn't mean love will remain And it may even bring you pain But have you worn one like I once did When I was a kid When I felt my heartbeats rise like the early morning sunrise The weight and happiness tied together within a red ribbon of bliss In that first kiss Then the solitude Way after But I still wore it proudly looking for its twin Another red coat wearer With tears and holes Frayed seams But still keen It's how I found my Mary before her coat was taken back By one of the Riders in the silent night The Msula When she died To be given to another new land walker To feel the anxiety, concern, difficulty, duty, hardship, load, onus, responsibility, strain, task, tax, trouble, worry. And dissatisfaction that comes from wearing it But also how all those burdens are extinguished in the bliss of that first kiss Oh, how I miss her Now I'm 89 But a Night Rider appeared to me late last night Said Write your last thoughts down Henry Your time with the red coat is nearly over I'll be coming for it tomorrow before you crossover So tear a hole in the fabric And pull at the seams When you can see it before you go to Mary In The Great In-Between You see the holes and tears add to the magical essences Of wearing one of our holy gifts For it helps keep the hope for love present When all seems lost And helps to find the twin coat of the new wearer Just like you and how you found your Mary Guided by one of us The Old Fairies So before I go Wear yours proudly Be kinder and Vibrate higher And if you already haven't found your twin red coat wearer Just know The Riders in the silent night The Msula Will soon find its twin and introduce your heart to heavenly choruses of hallelujah's In the form of a new love So good night and good luck For I can just see my beloved Mary in the distance calling Standing beside one of the Night Riders The forever smiling Msula As the moon and stars above seem to start falling (C) Copyright John Duffy