Misspellings

 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/world/europe/24russia.html?_r=1&ref=global-home

Village Miracle’s Glow Dims Under an Ex-Spy’s Glare

Adapted from Krasnooktyabrsk Journal

Words burn across his skin

Letters  whorl around a tiny leg

The name of God hides behind his ear

From a rusty rash

words emerge

أنا العبد الله 

“I am a slave of God” emblazoned on a newly born chin

من الحزن يأتي الخلاص

“From grief comes deliverance” stains the baby’s back

الإمام

“Imam” marks his forehead

Words made with red wine and henna

Or the hand of God

But why would God have misspellings?