"One Ounce of Soul"

I was told a soul weighs an ounce.

technically, 1/3000 of an ounce by East German researching teams

trying to identify and solidify the measure of terminally ill by 

scientific means.

if I lived a measured life

and fulfilled that dash in between my obituary

surely the valuation of evil versus good breathed life from my capillaries

dispensed in beating chest and blood filled veins

and air upon oxygen in which I cannot breathe again.

I was told a soul weighs an ounce.

the type of treasure that shakes the body upon departure

and blind light seeks a new home

travelling into unknown dimensions

would Peter open the gates to me

staring blind eyed at my name

clipboard in hand/Excel charted progress

of the life I gave and gained

would the power of the mere beauty

be somewhat unimaginable to me

could angels really fly and have wings snipped upon choice

will horns blast and heavens part as a sign

of entering with rejoice

can I bear witness to seraphim and golden streets

repented sins and kinetic heartbeats.

can the soul be measured?

how can one seek an evaluation of the entry in Genesis 1: 20

dominion of limbus patrum 

or hell being an immorality upon eternity

should I seek to balance numbers on scale

re-define what deems intangible

re-examine what is the meaning of spirit

re-seek what is merely accordable and accessible?

could I 

simply be measured

a piece on a scale

a weight upon death

an ounce of a being?

perhaps, my soul upon existence weighs more than comparable

and when I leave

is not available for studying.

I prefer my soul not to be in  a Petri dish

swirled unimaginably and disrespectfully in a glass flask

a flint lighted on a Bunsen Burner 

periodic table to which the chain reacts

I prefer not to be a study

a test tube wonder 

waiting for the world to slowly uncover

quintessential qualified quartiles

checked upon paper and later televised on the x-files

I would rather be, simply me-a soul in which the world to see

an ounce of soul

an ounce of being

an ounce of love

an ounce of weeping

an ounce of smiles

an ounce of tears

an ounce of bad-assness

an ounce of years

an ounce of class

an ounce of intelligence

an ounce of obedience

an ounce of allegiance

simply a soldier of God

armed with words that manifest being

and my soul, within an ounce

received, Matthew 19: 16

ensured for safe-keeping.

I was told a soul weighs an ounce. 

-B.R.Rivera

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