I KNOW NOTHING

This building makes me

want to spit

there is nothing

to compare it to

Shall I compare thee

to a summer’s day?

Approaching the sojourn

and yearning

for the boring

But she tells us

about vikings,

how their whole life

is dedicated

to their death

their death is where

their life begins

Sophie Appel is a historical map archivist based in Los Angeles. She is the host of “Spit in the Ocean” on Lower Grand Radio, and co-founder of The Beach, a gallery for art and poetry in Los Angeles. She is the author of The World’s Largest Cherry Pie (Dream Boy Book Club, 2024) and Mud Swallow (Bottlecap Press, 2026).