california dreaming

in your mind
you buy a surfboard
and move to california.
you start slowly
to change your diet.
nuts and berries
replacing potato chips
and red meat.
tea instead of coffee,
white wine
instead of vodka.
you buy an old
vw bus and paint
the sides with wild
colors. purple and blue,
red and orange.
you begin to drive
across country and pick
up a hitchhiker.
her name is amber
and she has long
dark hair, and green eyes.
she's wearing a leather
vest, and a headband.
you ask her which direction
she is going and she
smiles and says any
direction you go, i want
to go too. which makes
you smile. she lights
an illegal cigarette
and passes it too you.
in a short while you pull
over and make love for
what seems like hours.
then you hear a voice and
feel a tapping on your
shoulder, someone is
telling you to wake up,
wake up, my parents are
coming over today and you
need to cut the grass
and clean up after
the dog.