We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks

The first time reading this poem, I realized that it was short for a reason. I realized the title had something to do with what the narrator was trying to tell us as the readers. The second time I read the poem, I noticed the same things as the first time reading it, but realized that the narrator thought what they did made them cool, that to make them cool, they did not have to do much hence the shortness of the poem itself. Also, I really recognized the last line the second time around reading it because the narrator was saying that they die soon, meaning they die young, not living a long life but it was okay because they were 'real cool' anyway.