What is the cool poem?

The poem "We Real Cool" by Gwendolyn Brooks describes the behaviors of seven urban youths in a pool hall. The conciseness of the poem reinforce the powerful message Brooks delivers in it: living a carefree lifestyle can lead to a deadly fate. In the 1960"s, slang started to flourish principally in the ghettos. Using slang was a way to affirm oneself as being in the margin of society. It was also a way to mock the whites' established order. The boys could incarnate the :live fast die young" generation. This is why they "die soon"(Brooks 8) as a badge of honor. Maybe Brooks wants to warn them against this trend of "live fast die young," which only leads to a premature death.