Always ask Why

This is not a true story about my family, but I wrote this poem based on a story I  heard several years ago, and it stuck with me.

Status Quo

Some, who are content with the status quo,

Choose doing everything as per usual; don’t you know?

“Don’t change it up; That’s the way it’s always been done”,

There must be a better reason: Here is an example of one:

My mother used to cut each end off of the roast,

Before putting it into the pot, and then she would boast,

One day I curiously asked her: “why?”

Her answer was a confident reply:

“This is the way your grandmother did it,

I see no point in changing it one bit”,

Well, I finally asked my grandmother to say,

Why she always cut the roast that way,

To my mother’s surprise, the answer was clear,

“I did not have a big enough pot back then, my dear”,

Well, well, could it be true?

Maintaining the status quo can make a fool out of you,

Don’t be afraid to change the way,

A task it done in modern day,

Just because it is the way it has always been done,

Is not the proper answer when asked ‘why?’ by someone.

Tammy Harvey

Written:  1/14/2018