Urbana
the second city of the two U of I cities
smaller, slower to move
but a hippy hangout too
pot and house parties
and a rooming house
with 14 different freaks
man, I miss those people
the ways of Urbana are different
not less better, but different
I enjoyed darts at the Embassy
and music at the Iron Post
a library that felt like a library should
and brick roads with tree lined streets
all fun, and neat and sweet corn festivals
and farmers markets
in a dead mall parking lot
and the station where I was booked
and the courthouse where I paid
the fine for saying fuck the man
and losing
to many first, some good and some better
