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Stranger Across The Hallway

by

Jiji Argo

Stranger Across The Hallway' is a poem that talks about people who are willing to do and give everything to someone who barely acknowledges their existence just to please and make that person see them as their special companion.

Jiji Argo

Jiji Argo is a queer young adult who was diagnosed with MDD at a very young age. They like to write occasionally when things are a little overwhelming for them and like to take inspiration from their experiences in life. She was a psychology student and a mental health advocate.


I feel your cold stares across the hallway

it gave me chills down my spine but it's fine

took your presence as validation to my existence

now I'm crying, begging you to touch my nose


we'll rent that apartment next to cemetery

if that's what you want

I'll do anything to make you feel seen

because I know you'll leave once the sun hit its peak


I'll force myself to pee at night

and act scared all the time

so I can see your silhouette

to make sure you're doing alright


you can leave your closet wide open

I won't mind the stench and skeletons

you can even bury me in those

or I'll let you peek in mine too

though I already know it'll bore you

so just come and visit when things don't go your way


find another house to haunt

or go to heaven

I'm still waiting down that hallway

waiting to be seen

Stranger Across The Hallway

Jiji Argo

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