When I read We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks, it gives me an image of young students who play pool regularly and doing things that they please carelessly. I somehow have the feeling that the author want to tell the reader that there are things more in life then just having fun. A lot of people say otherwise. By reading other student's blog, it seems that many believe that the author wants to tell the reader that life is too short to take things too seriously. But, if we look into the whole poem aside from the last line, it does look like everything is well. The last line, however, bring a revolving ending to the sad fact of death. And if I look into the whole poem including the last line, I see an empty life. Yes, they did have fun skipping school, going out late to do as they please. But there isn't really any accomplishment, no goal, no ambition, no variation before the closing line "Die soon." There are a lot more things in life then daily fun. Life without an achievement, goal, purpose, love will be a boring life after a few months. If you don't believe me, try to do things without any plan during our 3 months-plus summer. Fill everyday with spontaneous activity, no work, no summer school, no goal. I, at least, got bored in a week.