The Figurehead
From 2007:
Accustomed to warding off bad luck,
I never thought I’d find my own.
There are times I tire of salt and the sea.
My eyes, unblinking, sting from too much sun.
Warden, omen, object of love,
sometimes I’d rather follow behind
than face ahead.
Photo by Deborah Stokol. Barcelona, Spain. 2007.