sunday in the park by Maryann Aita

an onion of a man: globular, stumbling

shouts at passers-by

rivaling the roar

of the passing train beneath.

he sings things–not songs–

his voice a chainsaw with words.

he asks

if we are making a porno

and tells us

he is the archangel michael.

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Maryann Aita (rhymes with beta) is a writer and performer in Brooklyn, New York. Her debut essay collection, Little Astronaut, is forthcoming from ELJ Editions in spring 2022. Maryann's writing appears in PANK, The Porter House Review, perhappened, and other journals. She is the nonfiction editor at Press Pause Press. Follow her on twitter/instagram @maryann_aita