before you say anything

in lieu
of all that you have said
of all that I have not done
of all that could have been
of whatever you wanted it to be
of the way things just are
of how it's supposed to be
of what everyone says
of this and that and the other
of not trying hard enough
of labels that don't fit
of round pegs and square holes
of wanting to make it all right

let's just do nothing for a change