weight

how light is your soul?
should it escape
the grasp
of your mortal
being
would it float
upward
like a balloon
slipped from
a child's grip
or sink
as a stone
skipped across
a pond
and run out
of momentum?
how to mend
the too heavy
soul?
will saying
a prayer
or two
do the trick
or committing
good deeds,
alms for the poor,
homes for
the homeless?
is there a
soul diet
to shed
the excess
baggage
that weights
you down
or like
extra inches
around your waist,
once acquired
are there to stay?