Why Is It The Past Must Have A Pedigree Poem by Patti Masterman

Why is it the past must have a pedigree
But the present will always be an upstart?
Why are worn things antiqued, but new things, just cheap?
The young things, untested; but the old things, we keep?
Some things are just projects; but other things, art?
New novels are shallow; but the classic ones, deep?
If I love you, it is suspect, just because it exists-
Why do others have reunions; but we only have, trysts?