I Pledge Allegiance To You, Chicago

I pledge allegiance to you, Chicago.
I pledge allegiance to your four starred flag
To your slanted streets and movable bridges.
To your buildings scraping the sky by and by.
To your park granting a water fountain space.

I pledge allegiance to you, Chicago,

To your wind swept politicians, newsmen

Rooted in subterranean taverns, 

Colorful mayors preserving disorder 

City that works for those willing to work it.

I  pledge allegiance to you, Chicago,

To your screeching el trains that loop around

To your crazy lake and backwards river.

A constant stream of ethnicities.

A tangle of flags, churches and eateries.

I pledge allegiance to you, Chicago.

This broad shouldered woman loves you.

Many faceted rough cut diamond

You've got combustible character.

My fiery city, second to none.