10 Poems To Read Before you Die- Three

17 August 2012

3.       “We Real Cool,” Gwendolyn Brooks

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.

---

by Lucy Walton find me on and follow me on