Karma Chameleon

She is still the exotic creature that swam across the seven seas to find me--wistful demanding and playful.</p><p>There were piles of cards: birthdays anniversaries Valentine's Merry Christmas and Happy New Year--all wrapped up neatly with ribbons. There were dried flowers old perfume bottles costume jewelry hats gloves old lace peignoirs and stuff that I didn't even recognize.</p><p>Your kiss lands on her cheek as she rearranges herself on her bed--the beautiful brass bed where you both spent such happy times together...Vivid images appear and go running by your mind faster than the speed of light. Your legs weigh a ton. Another time maybe she says looking at the patch of blue summer sky high above her window in another life my love she whispers to the spruce tree outside.</p><p>Peek a Boo Daddy she'd say hiding herself behind my couch while I read the daily newspaper. I can already hear the pitter-patter of her tiny feet.</p><p>My friend gets up to leave. I walk him to the door. He looks much taller than I remember him and very handsome--much more hndsome than any knight I've ever known.</p><p>