Amherst

Amherst
Mass.
Massive
And masses
Of the hot, hot youth
Flock to you,
Are brought to you
Bought. sought and fought to you…
Sold and distributed.

Amherst
Teeming with the chance
 for diploma-ed opportunity,
engineering humanity
grassroots community
growing vines next to
the manufactured studies of corporate industry

Amherst
Where the lush is taught
Lessons forgot
On sale for five dollars a bottle.
Hungry, hungry wolves
Thirsty for new blood
Pack into the pubs,
Where sex puts itself on a tray
Dicey Sliced
Served and
Eaten.

Amherst
You drug of abundance
Of wide eyed, glintering nights
Sleepless and stretching
 for longer than you had bargained.
Of happy hikes and happy trees
wrapped and packaged
slices smoked mysteries
Country slum
Studious cities
Acoustic guitars
Break ins to cars
Riots for sports
Riots for peace.

Amherst
I am tired
Of the zombie babble
Wandering in front of cars
Ambulances crying
Streets of sirens
Stomach pumping hospitals
I am over
Organic
sustainable
Graffiti
Art elite
The stress of privilege
Cramming to capacity
The cigarette ashes accumulated philosophical conversation pages.

I want you,
Amherst
To exist like the summer dew
After the exodus of your infection.
Amherst,
You’re a beautiful dichotomy
Juxtaposition
Myriad
And any other ten dollar word that can be bought with help of a caffeinated beverage

Amherst
Streets of musicians
Hallway for the homeless
Shakedown
Dancing

Amherst
I love you.
I loathe you.
Amherst