Exiting the Huesera’s Cave - Guadalupe Salgado Partida

the wolf runs from the cave, its feet

crackling like embers

the warmth of fur replaced by the crisp

coolness of the wind’s lips on human skin  

wild, wed to no one, and on her two feet

running through the desert, laughing-

the woman is reborn like countless

others out the complete skeleton of a wolf

In the belly of the Sonoran desert, the Huesera

roams until she has every bone in place

and the skeletons of the past come to light   

Guadalupe Salgado Partida loves reading poetry and sauntering. She has received support from Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation (VONA) and is currently pursuing her MFA in Creative Writing at California State University, Fresno. She can be found on IG @salgadopartida.