A watched pot never boils.

Unless that pot is cooking potatoes,

And the milk and butter and water are starting to boil,

And you're washing your hands because you touched raw chicken,

And you're watching the steam billowing out of the pot,

And you know that at any moment that milk and water and butter are really going to boil,

And rise up,

And try to escape the pot,

So you wash faster,

Watching the steam,

Hoping not to see the milk.