I have always been a superhero.
I have always been a superhero.
Bahama Drama.
Sitting here in this beach chair on the shoreline of Exuma might appear easy, but it is not.
I have always been a superhero, though only in my own mind. I do not often share my personal life, as I have been through a great deal over the years due to the actions of powerful enemies. They have used their extensive connections to undermine me on the streets and, subsequently, their Chamber of Commerce networks to destroy my opportunities in the job market. This is what is known as organized crime, if you are unfamiliar with the term.
Despite these challenges, Bahama Drama has remained a superhero.
My powers are many, much like those of other superheroes around the world. However, the key difference is that I possess a rare ability found in only one superhero in the Marvel X-Men series: the power of the mind.
What I mean by this is best illustrated by the following example. I am sitting here on the beach in Exuma, overlooking the sea, and I notice an elderly tourist swimming out a little too far. As I tighten the laces of my steel-toe boots more securely than usual, I prepare myself mentally. I may need to kick a shark in the mouth if it attempts to attack this tourist. Although I am afraid of sharks, someone must save him and at this moment, I am the only person present wearing steel-toe boots.
In my mind, I visualize the scene unfolding like a high-definition movie: I see myself taking the necessary actions to save the day. Sharks have many sharp teeth, but my steel-toe boots should be capable of knocking a few of them out.
Yet the tourist swims back to shore on his own, and the adventure ends before it begins.
Now, as I gaze at the Three Sisters Rocks, I wonder what other stories they might hold. Could these three rocks actually be the gateway to Atlantis, the lost underwater city?
A few seagulls fly overhead. I wonder what they want; I will not allow them to make me waste my potato chips again. Nevertheless, I still love God’s creatures.
How far could I actually swim out to sea before I might regret it? Which direction leads to Africa, and which to the United States? Am I on the western side of the island? How can I determine the directions I am facing?
It rained today in Exuma, not heavily, but enough to be noticeable. Someone has a flat tire on the road behind me.
Those dishes are going to be stacked up waiting for me when I return to work. I wish I were rich.
The end.
Inside the Mind of Bahama Drama, the Superhero.
Maybe it’s the 3 Kalik beers making up this story. I can’t be too sure 😃 let me go do my dishes 😭
I wonder why nobody on the island talks about the 2 cousins that dove under each of these rocks looking for the remains of the 3 sisters, with one of the cousins said to be sucked into a wormhole under the water the brother said to village people back then, never to be seen again under the middle rock.


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