Advice on Throwing Things out

Since you can throw away your entire past,
Don't hesitate. Discard, discard it all!
Throw all your hoary textbooks in the hall,
Your papers out the window. Do it fast,
And when you think you've gotten to the last,
Look underneath the desk. You've heard the call:
Clean, clear, and ready for what's next. The wall
Has posters? Gone! There's been a mighty blast!

Explosions of old garbage! Say good-bye
To everything and everyone you knew
And everything that was a part of you,
Mere things, the former apples of your eye.
The life you used to lead is now a lie.
The emptiness ahead begins, on cue.