Coincidental Consequence
“God’s veil over things makes them all riddles.” Herzog, 92
It turns out that the reason women wear
Hijab in Islam is that Allah first
Adopted it Himself to hide the flare
Of His innate blaze that otherwise would burst
The eyes of all His creatures were they not
Protected by this male mantilla from
Incinerating glory. Harsh, pulled taut
To bind that sublimating splendor, numb
It down, His mask not only saves us all
From being blasted into flaming fog
But also blinds us, a merciful pall.
At least that’s how I see his hate filled smog.
Though mercy is the claim of His wide veil,
It swathes creation, makes the cosmos quail.