From her book, Grieving is Loving

Once upon a time, the world was right.

And when the world was right,

our hearts beat together. 

The future included us. 

Together.

And when the world was right,

I could speak your name without pangs,

and all my plans centered on our togetherness. 

And when my well-planned world contained you, 

it was a beautiful life. 

I never planned for this apartness. 

I never planned for the collapsing grief of your absence.

I never imagined, and still cannot, 

that this could be my life. 

I just miss my right world. 

I just miss you. 

-Dr. Joanne Cacciatore