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.
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