California Dreaming

Dreamy silence
whirling around my head
at a deafening
pace

the map filling out
and the preconceptions
coming into focus
snapshot

stepping into the map
and going around the veneer
of life erected in this
city

and behind the facade
no support, only the
blank thin exterior holding the
roof

And leaning against the wall
I feel the smooth chill
and the clean surface, not even
dust

Behind every dust ball walking
and the wall of image
there is that vibrant, colorful
siren