top of page
Viola Musaraj
Writing & Articles
Loving Someone Through Illness
A reflection on the helpless, practical, enduring work of loving a person or animal whose body is struggling.
The Day After Bad News
A poem about the strange ordinary morning that follows the moment everything changes.
Prayer at Three in the Morning
A poem for the prayers that contain no beautiful language—only fear, hope, and a name.
If Grief Had a Door
A poem about grief as a room we learn to enter without living there forever.
The Difference Between Being Alone and Being Abandoned
A reflection on learning that solitude can be a place of safety rather than proof that nobody stayed.
A Heart Is Not a Hotel
A poem about refusing to be a temporary refuge for people who never intend to stay.
The Sea Does Not Ask Your Name
A poem about the equality of standing before something larger than all our labels.
When Forgiveness Does Not Mean Returning
A reflection on releasing anger without reopening the door to the person who caused it.
You Do Not Have to Earn Rest
A reflection for people who only feel valuable when they are producing, helping, or surviving.
The Courage to Begin Again
A reflection on rebuilding after a plan, relationship, or version of yourself comes to an end.
The Country I Carry
A poem about belonging to a country that travels inside you even when your address changes.
When Someone Stays
A poem about the quiet miracle of being loved beyond the easy version of yourself.
bottom of page






