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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at TAMU chapter.

What is it like to be ashamed?

I have the answer tied up in a knot

at the back of my throat.

Shame is a present they give you when you are born.

Happy birthday, they say.

You caused your mother so much pain.

Shame is the reflection in the rearview mirror

as you start the long drive home

and try to ignore all the warning signs

you passed on your way there.

Shame is a hand stroking your hair

as you lay in bed under all your mistakes

after you’ve chased everyone else away,

whose touch you lean into as it tells you, 

I’m here. I’m here. I’ll always be here.

Izzy Bynum

TAMU '22

Hey, you. You’re finally awake. You were trying to cross the border, right? Walked right into that Imperial ambush, same as us and that thief over there. Now that you’re here, though, let me introduce myself: I’m Izzy! I’m a Psychology major who spends way too much time imagining stories in my head and not nearly enough writing them down! My interests include baking poorly, hoarding stickers, and petting dogs.