En Nepantla*

 Sometimes the difficult part of living
 Is in the moments between events,
 In the in-betweenness of life.
 Whether life flows, 
 Successfully or not,
 Depends on such sacred poetic moments.
  
 These are moments of waiting,
 Of pausing,
 Of reflection,
 Of starting over.
 It is here that the architects
 Of self-centered thinking live.
  
 Boredom, agitation, 
 Expectations, mind wandering, 
 Doubts, questioning, and anxiety.
 It is here that our untutored mind
 Gives free rein to the fantasies 
 Hindering the free flow of life.
  
 It is here, en nepantla, however, 
 That the opportunity for growth
 Is optimal.
 For it is here,
 In these sacred poetic moments,
 That we get a chance for freedom. 

* En nepantla is a Nahuatl word for a state of in-betweeness. Nahuatl refers to a group of peoples native to southern Mexico and Central America.