Frank O' Hara, I believe was trying to tell the poem from a first and third person's point of view. Before I actually get into the perspectives, I think the poem is generally and simply about a young girl who's experiencing an episode of a "bad night out." Possibly Launa couldn't quite remember everything that happened on her way home from the party. As the story is being told, she's only telling what she recollects. For example, Launa says "LANA TURNER HAS COLLAPSED!
there is no snow in Hollywood
there is no rain in California." In other words, she realized that she was most likely hallucinating on what happened on the way home and eventually came to the realization that it's not normal for it to snow or rain in Hollywood, California. The term "collapsed" is defined, to fall or to fall unconscious. Clearly, Launa passed out from no doubt being drunk. The reason I mention party is because O'Hara writes, "I have been to lots of parties and acted perfectly disgraceful." This is all new to Launa because she says "but i never actually collapsed." I'm assuming that she has gotten drunk before but have never experienced passing out or forgetting things that happened and seeing mirages. Mirages because she said she saw the rain and snow but then contradicted herself and said that there is no rain or snow in Hollywood.
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