THE SNAKE
I think was summer of 1992
i had married the wrong woman, well thats another story
and even worse i was 34 and she was 19. god what things
we do in haste………..any way
cut a long story short, shed gone of on a 9 month contract as
a croupier on the New york Bermuda run on the SS Meridian
Id had a letter saying it was over but not in those exact words……like
a school girl wring to a young school boy lover, id received this
letter 6 weeks after she had left…………
Ill never forget dad saying bloody idiot, your gona fly to bermuda
waste all that money, was about 3000 pound at the time, just forget her lol.
Well that was dads train of thought……….
This could go on forver so as i said keep it short
i flew to Bermuda via New York and got there on a friday
Her ship was due in on the sunday and left the following
friday, being a croupier and the ship in port, i knew she had 5 days free.
I was surprised to find out , you can not hire cars in Bermuda. and by the way
some info…………only one car per household………….well that was then dont know
about now
But you can hire scooters, i went to the nearest office, near somerset bridge…to
hire one for the week..
A friendly Black guy. afro caribean maybe in his late 50,s Grey, short cut hair,just looked like an extra ,in an American movie , of the deep south of the states,met me at reception,just a small hut on the main road.
We got talking and he asked , why i was here , about my life etc etc……..offered me
a rum………… and we sat there , at the side of the street , talking about life…….was so chilled
and so cool………just life , business, family, women………..etc
He said………in this deep afro caribean accent. really slow and drawl……….
You know what man………..Ya gota treat ya worman like a snarke
Most men ya seee , make de mistark , dey go for the body
And thern dey get bitten…..by the head.
Ya warnt a womern….Go for de head……cos when ya control de head
ya control de bordy……..
WISE MAN
Note…..funny how my fav northern soul record is called the snake