"We Real Cool" Gwendolyn Brooks'

 "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. 

Analysis: 
The form of the poem contains two lines in each stanza, forming what is known as a "couplet." 
Although my knowledge about this poem is limited; possibly because Gwendolyn Brooks appears to address her poem and its message to a specific audience; preferably the African American community, who have a better understanding of the ideology and imagery behind her poem. Despite my lack of knowledge about the poem's main theme, what I can say about this poem is that it portrays seven pool players in the Golden Shovel (assuming it is a recreational building for pool players). The seven pool players believe they are cool by leaving school and playing pool instead, where they sing and drink. Jazz June  could mean they flirted with a girl name June or they played/listened to a jazz song name June. In the end of the poem, readers are presented with an imagery of death, although I am unsure as to why.