Answer and Explanation:
"We Real Cool" is a poem by Gwendolyn Brooks. Although this is open to interpretation, the speakers are most likely the seven young men who shoot pool at the Golden Shovel. They are believed to be African-American, but the poem could, as a matter fact, refer to any group of youngsters. These particular seven people seem to have chosen to drop out of school and live with no concerns for their own future. The poem is as follows:
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.