The brothers’ related banter…
J: Is there any way we could move on to the short poem of the day?
H: That’s fine with me.
J: I mean, there’s a bunch of short poems today that I’m thinking about, Hank, but I think I’m gonna go with He Tells Her by Wendy Cope. Are you familiar with this poem?
H: I don’t think so.
J: It’s the world’s best poem about mansplaining. Are you familiar with mansplaining?
H: I sure am.
J: OK. This is called He Tells Her by Wendy Cope.
(Reads poem)
H: Boom! Drop the mic.
J: It is indeed a boom worthy poem, Hank. I think boom is the only response to that great poem, “He Tells Her” by Wendy Cope.
H: Aw yeah!
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He tells her that the Earth is flat —
He knows the facts, and that is that.
In altercations fierce and long
She tries her best to prove him wrong.
But he has learned to argue well.
He calls her arguments unsound
And often asks her not to yell.
She cannot win. He stands his ground.
The planet goes on being round.
John Green Reads Poetry 