One day, while fishing under the I-10 bridge in The Atchafalaya
Basin,Boudreaux made a confession.We all been friends for tirty year
and
been tru a lot. Inever told ya'll dis befo 'cause I don't wanna ruin
our
friendship, but I'm gay." Fontenot looked over at Thibodeaux and say,
"We
kinda figured dat out a while back, but wadn't gonna say nuttin' 'cause
we
didn't wanna embarrass you." Boudreaux thanked them for their
understanding
and continued, "Da reason I'mtollin' ya'll dis is 'cause I got AIDS and
I
got six munt to liv. Ya'll daonly family I got lef and I want ya'll to promise me dat ya'll won't let dem bary me. I'm scared of dem caskets
and
I
wanna be cremate. Den, I want ya'll to trow my ashes from dat bridge
up
dair into dis swamp where we've spent so much time together." Fontenot
and
Thibodeaux wiped back a few tears, then agreed to do what their frie!
nd
as asked. Sho' nough, six munts later Boudreaux died, and they were standing on the bridge with the ashes. Fontenot was about to throw them
out
when Thibodeaux stopped him: "Wait, you gotta say sumtin," he say. "I
donno
what to say. I never was much about goin' to church" Fontenot
admitted.
Thibodeaux, he scratch his head, "Just say somtin'....anyting. Make
it
rhyme." Fontenot, he tought about it a while and started trowin' dem
ashes
out over da swamp and say,"Ashes to ashes, Dus to dus, If you liked women, You'd be here wit us."