Stood Up

what is it about California?
stood up or shut out, no shows and
don't call, I don't understand so I walk
on a hidden creek path and breathe in
eucalpytus, bike lights race by like fireworks,
couples holding hands, a young family laughs,
I walk alone when I thought I'd
be laughing at dinner with an old friend
who didn't show up or call out,
what is it about California?