Cours Maréchal Juin

Bordeaux, February the 24th 2017

He is always smiling and asking for a cigarette when you leave the supermarket. He has a beautiful stripe white & black dog. 

-She is my life - he said - everything I do wrong in my life, it's good on her. Everything I failed as a human, I have succeeded on her - he added.

-What brought you here, to the streets?- I first interrogated, while he went ask for a cigarette to a couple he saw coming in the supermarket, few minutes ago. 

- I did a lot of bad big things in my life, really bad ones. The last took me to prison for 9 years. And even if I hate been an SDF (no Fixed Abode in French), I love my freedom. I love be able to go wherever I want. Have you ever lost yours? That's the worst thing can happen to you man, I tell you... -

-But what's next? I mean, you're young man-

-Next, next it's a caravan like that one - he pointed out one parked on the boulevards - cuz' I want to go wherever I want, wherever I feel to go every morning when I wake up: just me, my dog and the wind, that's pure paradise my man, I tell you. 

-It seems like you have a plan- 

-More than a plan, I would have it in a year, and then it would take me still a year for having my driver licence back, better not tell you how I lost it. I've done terrible things- 

-But what would you do during that year unable to drive it?- I asked. 

-Well, I have a friend who would drive me around, would have it parked somewhere I guess... but you know what, it won't be a bad year anyway, my dog would have a roof to sleep under, most important thing- 

-Do you want to see a trick?- he took an empty plastic bottle, and throw it to the boulevards for the dog to when for it... but the dog remained next to him -you see? all what's wrong with me is good with her, she respects rules and life's good with her. Now your turn- he said once he went to recover the bottle -throw it, but in the sidewalk- I did it, and the dog went for it, then brought it to me... we did it two times more in a roll. 

-I think she likes you man, she doesn't go playing around with everybody... take a good care of you man, please do- he said to me while we shake hands -and next time, it's me paying a coffee, right?-. 

-With pleasure man, I'll give you that-

What's important in this life? What's really of importance to your life?