Gwendolyn Brooks quote: We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz ...

We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon.

~ Gwendolyn Brooks ~

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We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz Ju...

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Poetry is life distilled.

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Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies.And be it gash or gold it will not comeAgain in this identical disguise.

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Live not for Battles Won.Live not for The-End-of-the-Song. Live in the along.

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Say to them,say to the down-keepers,the sun-slappers,the self-soilers,the harmony-hushers,"Even if you are not ready for dayit cannot always be night....

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We real cool. WeLeft school. WeLurk late. WeStrike straight. WeSing sin. WeThin gin. WeJazz June. WeDie soon.