What I love about poetry is that a poem can tell multiple different stories at once. At face value this is a poem about a casino and the desert. After that the message is all up to the reader to interpret however they want to. One Story inside could be that casinos extend past the windowless walls that contain them, into the surrounding community creating the desert. However you wish to interpret this poem I hope you consider it's symbolism. This is about much more then just a desert. Life is a journey and the way it is deciphered determines the outcome of its travelers.