I was sittin in a bus station the other day, waitin for a train,and i decided to light one up.So i go out side ,and its about 65 degrees,sun is shining,people are walking up and down the sidewalk and cabs are honking at slow drivers ,you know, the down town scene.Getting out of a new car double parked are two guys in suits hurrying to go in one of the office buildings across the street.God iam so glad i dont have to do the suits and hurry up game anymore,iam thinking,there is never any time left for real life.Well anyway coming towards me on the walk is a bum pushing a beat up baby buggy.Now i know the odds are huge that he asks me for some money,but iam wrong,and he says "can i get one of those from you"?Sure i say as i pull out a marlboro and hand it to him.Expecting him to ask for a light,as most of my friends do cause they never have a light, just the habit,he pulls out this old zippo lighter like they used to have in the 70's.He lights up takes a big drag,and says i dont really like these filter muddafukas,but ahh what the hell iaint bitchin.It was then that i realized this guy was black.At first  i didnt pay much attention cause he was so dirty it was hard to notice.This is when i said self,lets have some fun.I'd met and talked to alot of bums when i worked at the laundry when i was a teenager,and i always managed to hear a funny story or just jive with them about their everyday grind.                                                                                                                            So, i said how long you had that lighter,he says three days,iam thinkin he's had it for years.Now iam thinkin i cant even figure out this guys moves,so i must be getting old or out of the groove.So we bulls*** for a few,then i ask him 'who  you want to be president?He looks at me and says:who the hell is president?You mean you dont know who is president now?No,do you?I laugh and say well his name is Bush.Oh yea i remember him he says,his wife looks like George Washington.I laugh out loud and light up another smoke,and so does he.Now across the street is another buggy pilot,only this buggy is an old grocery cart and its being flown by an older lady,that my bum signals over to our side of the street.Iam thinking how ironic an old black guy,and an old white lady,i think,cause she is kinda dusty too.When she pulls up next us,i notice she has three teeth.One green one,a black one,and i cant identify the color of the third.My bum hands her his half burned  smoke,she takes it puffs,blows it out and says"Gotdamn filters."Well you got any spare money?I look at her and say spare money?Is there such a thing?Ahh i was just kiddin ,she says,but id sure like another smoke if you got it.Now iam thinkin here are two people that dont have a nickel,and they kind of look out for each other.They probably didnt know each other before landing on this street,but managed to form like a little partnership.So i say: i got five bucks in my pocket,and ill give it to whoever needs it the most.My bum looks at me and says,go ahead give it to her,she needs  it more than i do.Now three tooth says:You tryin to make me look bad you old fart,and takes the five dollar bill.Now they both walk off, hand on each others buggy,so as to show some sort of sidewalk connection.Iam thinkin they are probably happier than alot of people cause they dont have to be unhappy.I know when i left they were probably sharing a bottle of Thunderbird,and thinking God iam glad i dont have to be somewhere..........