I’ve heard the human soul
weighs 21 grams or so
Not so in my experience!
All those I miss the most
weigh much heavier on me
My mind sees their souls
as impossible to lift some days,
because of the burden of their absence
Heavy lifting - as if 21 grams
were as I imagine it might weigh
in the dark heart of a crushing black hole
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Author:
Michael Anthony (
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Comments1
Dunno - never weighed a soul meself!
How to do it? Bit like weighing a turkey in its packaging. Then weigh just the packaging, and work out the difference?
I didn't mention it was a live turkey in a cage. It escaped! lol.
That's similar to how I've read they determined the 21 grams thing - measured persons just before and right after their passing. Seems logistically sketchy, LOL!
Cheers
Michael
I've never weighed a dead person! They asked me why I mucking about in the mortuary. Oops! lol.
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