Note: This post was written by Journe Cooper, a student at FranU, in 2022. The loss of a loved one leaves a heart crippled with sorrow and grief. It is not an easy task to learn how to process and accept what we are feeling and sometimes we may even feel like we don’t want to live on without that person. But have we ever thought about how our loved one would feel if we couldn’t cope? Or how they would want us to continue living on in their stead? There are many therapeutic options out there to help progress the healing process including poetry. The poem “When I Die” by Jalaloddin Mohammed Rumi expresses the thoughts of those who pass on in a way that helps their loved ones accept the feelings of loss. I believe this poem would be therapeutic to those who feel sorrow for a departed loved one and struggle with accepting such great bereavement. One way this poem could be therapeutic is that it beautifully relates passing on to starting a new life. Rumi relays this message in t...