12-01-2022, 12:00 AM
Once upon a time I was best friends
with Madalyn Murray O’Hair’s son Garth.
Our friendship began in elementary school
and lasted until college. Around about 7th grade
we used to pretend to be characters
from The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly.
We had make believe Mexican stand-offs
on a green painted wooden bridge across
Shoal Creek on our way home from school.
I played the Bad Lee Van Cleef. Not sure
who Garth was imagining himself to be
nor do I remember who won the gunfights.
Those are secrets that Garth took with him
when he was murdered for some gold coins
along with his mother and sister in 1995.
with Madalyn Murray O’Hair’s son Garth.
Our friendship began in elementary school
and lasted until college. Around about 7th grade
we used to pretend to be characters
from The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly.
We had make believe Mexican stand-offs
on a green painted wooden bridge across
Shoal Creek on our way home from school.
I played the Bad Lee Van Cleef. Not sure
who Garth was imagining himself to be
nor do I remember who won the gunfights.
Those are secrets that Garth took with him
when he was murdered for some gold coins
along with his mother and sister in 1995.