Icons in Free Fall

Heidegger and Buddha sit in a bar...

Bodhisattvas by Ned Mudd

Icons in Free Fall

Heidegger and Buddha sit in a bar.
one says: “it’s good of you to be here.”
the other replies: “yes. Being is everything.”
it is not vital to know who said what.
deconstructed their words mean little.
fundamentals do not hold.
no cause for alarm.

if they leave together the world may end.
rotation is perilous.
or maybe their separate paths trod by foot
will rise above the byline.

things are hollow. there are hollow men
who call our names. they would deal with us
in harsh bargain. the meek may inherit nothing.

Heidegger and Buddha are joined by another.
who shall remain nameless.

---

Icons in Free Fall first appeared in Bardo, published in 2018. Contact Ned Mudd at nedmudd@me.com for copies.

Ned Mudd resides in Alabama where he engages in interspecies communication, rock collecting, and frequent cloud watching. He is the author of The Adventures of Dink and DVD (a space age comedy). Some of Ned’s best friends are raccoons.

---

If this post resonated with you, hit the ♡ to let us know.

If you have any thoughts about it, please leave a comment.

If you think others would like it, hit re-stack or share:

If you’d like to read more:

If you want to help create more Juke, upgrade to a paid subscription (same button above). Otherwise, you can always contribute a one-time donation via Paypal or Venmo.