Poem of the Day: We Real Cool

[lofro]

"We Real Cool"

THE POOL PLAYERS.
SEVEN AT THE GOLDEN SHOVEL.

We real cool. We
Left school. We

Lurk late. We
Strike straight. We

Sing sin. We
Thin gin. We

Jazz June. We
Die soon.

-Gwendolyn Brooks

Comments

[valimagdon]

I <3 that poem muchly. Its one of my faves.