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Poem of the Day - We Real Cool - Gwendolyn Brooks

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Times sure have changed...this one was banned in certain places because of the word "Jazz"...the audio is fun...


THE POOL PLAYERS.
SEVEN AT THE GOLDEN SHOVEL.
by Gwendolyn Brooks


We real cool. We
Left school. We

Lurk late. We
Strike straight. We

Sing sin. We
Thin gin. We

Jazz June. We
Die soon.
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...