The First Thing You Should Know

is that this poem won’t save you.
You won’t find what you’re looking for
among its little symbols.

You should know that this poem
was written on a manky notepad
with a half-empty biro. You can’t
stuff your soul with paper;
you can’t void the void with a pen. 

You are falling. This poem is just
something to read on the way down.
This poem won’t save you.
That’s the first thing you should know. 

The second thing you should know is