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SOCA: The Soul of Calypso

Meh1 waistline loose, swaying from side to side. The feet steady with a two-step as the
music creates this visceral reaction. Music and liquor are bonded at the core of this being.
Shoulders are at ease. Head feeling lighter than air. Meh whining goodoh2, causing the hold of
the stranger behind me. His hands wrapped firmly at the hip; the hands overlapping his grip. We whining, as if we've loved each other for years and a time. The music soooh3 sweet, takin' us away into this new world we've created for ourselves. Just us, the music, and endless rum. An ecstasy compared to none. The rhythm has hooked us both. We've become two possessed souls, neither wanting to let go. As music transitions, we continue whining. Fetin'4 na'ah5 stop. The base in the speakers affecting this pulse, rupturing the heart in this chest. Yet we continue whining. Pwiling6 ca'an7 done. The legs may begin feeling faint. Just place the back against his chest for support, as we whine til the liquor gone. Til is just us, too. Two bodies and the last
song. Til da jam done, and the legs find the strength to stand on their own. Lights on. Eyes turn to meet for the first time with a smize to relays 'Thanks, for deh wuk!8' We part ways, finding them who we come with. No one wants to leave just yet. So we lingering, til we ca'an no longer. And though we just left, we is Bacchanalists9

waiting for the next fete: a Caribbean Party.

Please note: all grammatical errors are intentional vernacular of the Caribbean.

See footnotes for context.

1 meh: Interchangeable with the possessive pronoun "my"
2 goodoh: the words "good oh" said in a sing-song manner
3 sooh: an exaggeration of the word "so"
4fetin': the gerund of fete which means party
5 na'ah: meaning does not
6 pwilin':means to get on real bad; to wild out
7 ca'an: meaning cannot
8 deh wuk: the work meaning the whine
9 bacchanalist: a professional partier