her and I shun
most gatherings,
but not this one,

devil was at his
worst when he
put the distance
between us...
Californication,

we can rub our
sex together
and make a
living...
Californication,

search through
old stacks of
vaudeville
clippings and
tattooes...
Californication,

we shall continue
to make the point
that we do exist,

lavender license
plates no longer
announce us as
outsiders...
Californication,

we give 18 names
to our friends, then
they each give 18
names to their
friends...
Californication,

Katharine Hepburn
would do backflips
off the diving board,
starlets came down
to the pool with
producers, Hugh
Hefner came from
the Playboy Mansion,
his life all about being
pulled from the puritan
to the playboy...
Californication,

we know exactly
where we are going,
constantly reflecting
on what's happening
to society, Johnny
Rivers at Whiskey a
Go Go, the Doors,
Buffalo Springfield,
a new sixties
generation along
Sunset Strip...
Californication,

the celebrated my
secret obsession
races through my
mind as well...I love
you baby...
Californication.


Copyright 2006 Sage Sweetwater, firebrand lesbian novelist