My Shining Star

"You are my little shining star. Shine

For the world to see."

Those are the words that my

Daddy said to me right

Before he left.

Before he left my family;

Before he left of hole in my heart.

He said he would always

Be there for me, but he

Had always been a good liar.

He lied about how Ginger, our cat, had died.

He lied about loving another

Women besides mom.

Now, this.

He lied about loving me, about

Caring for me, because if

He really loved me, he

Wouldn't have left.

"You are my little shining star…"

The words echoed inside my head.

I replayed the scene over and over

Again, searching for a loophole,

Searching to see that this wasn't real.

That he didn't actually leave our family.

But now I know that it is real.

This is one of the most real things in my

Life, but also one of the fakest things.

"You are my shining star."

How I wish I were.

If it would bring him back…

Daddy, I love you.