order

actions and decisions are shaped by certain factors.
something that happens prior
is a probable cause or motive.
just probable, not necessarily certain.
sometimes occurrences are just coincidental not causal.

when something, however, crops up
after you've already performed a certain action,
you cannot use that as a reason for your behavior.

your action could not have been brought about
by something you still had no idea would happen.

in this day of timestamps,
chronology is so much easier to determine.

don't make a fool of yourself
by weaving excuses
that are out of sequence.