By: Jasmine Jiang

I broke someone’s heart not long ago,

The betrayal in me has never been set free.

The innocent victim was shattered to pieces.

Now I’m here with guilt burdened on me.

I’m afraid to come out,

Too scared to be seen,

As what I have done,

Is the worst I have been.

I want to apologize and mend your heart,

But you linger in your room, crying with grief,

What I have done is not what I meant,

When I try to tell you, you’re always in disbelief.

I try to ignore this feeling in me,

But it always comes back.

It’s like it’s stuck to me forever,

Always following in my tracks.

What is this feeling, I ask myself,

That could hurt me as much as a flame.

I have figured it out that this emotion,

Is the one and only SHAME.