at the wishbone I had placed on my mother’s altar and swallow a knot in my throat. There are many ways to yearn: my homesick offering to my long-dead mother and the marrow sucked dry from a wildling I won’t let outside to rummage for scraps for fear she will not come back.
Whitney Egstad
Whitney Egstad is a writer, dancer, and educator in the Denver area. Her poems and essays have appeared in various publications including The Best of the Net Anthology and The Rumpus. Her research, professional, and personal projects are centered on the intersection of healing and the arts.