The Teenage Boy from Smalltown, Illinois

This is the story of a teenage boy, that longed for more than Smalltown, Illinois.

Out in the distance the young man stared, as thousands of lights shined in the air.

These glimmer of lights shined loud and proud, as the glimmer of lights lit up the clouds.

"What could that be?" the boy did ask. As he stared at the shining beams and basked.

Its the city of Chicago that shines over there! The city which raidiated the light in the air.

A city of life, a beautiful kingdom. A city that might just lead to freedom!

"What about the lights over there to the south?" Thats a city at Missouri's mouth.

That would be Saint Louis, the gateway to the west. Where all the people never do rest.

"What's past that?" said the boy with a giddy. That would be the town of Kansas City!

And beyond that is the Rocky Mountains. With snow topped mountains, hotsprings, and fountains!

And further west would be the Mojave, with wild plants like cacti and agave.

But this place was much too dark, nothing but trees with dead bark.

But out in the distance another light bore, that shined brighter than the others before.

The city of Las Vegas at the bottom of a valley, where people of all backgrounds came to rally.

Many would call it the city of sin. but this is a place where we all fit in.

Where business men and strippers are equally accepted, a place where respect is greatly protected

The boy wished to be part of this wonderful town, where not even gravity would bring you down.

Alas, the visions are only a dream, not all visions are what they do seem.

But he's just a boy, a simple boy, who dreamed one day to escape Smalltown, Illinois