IN THIS DREAM

IN THIS DREAM

of the American Dream

A young man drives

his convertible

Oh, sure,

’58 Impala

candy-apple red

down a coastal road

with an angel

Let’s call her Angel
riding shotgun

She's long & languorous

got her left hand on the young man’s knee

right hand surfing California air.

In this dream

of the American Dream

the tank is full

the tunes are rockin’
the road is open.

The young man

pulls into a beach front lot

and hand in hand with Angel

walks across the sand

to water’s edge and stops.

Angel steps into the surf

Sun sets like a fiesta.

Take it
one way
or another
it's a gorgeous dream
this American Dream.

The young man
wonders

if waking up
would be worth the effort.

RW

3/29/16