They had broken up so many times, which she would instigate,
Every time hed say she hardly made the time to have a date,
When by then they should have married, lived together, each one starring
In the others lives, instead of trying to heal incessant scarring.
Only five months later he had first met Jenyfer, and felt
(For the first time): there was more outside the painful memories dealt
To his deepest thoughts by Roslanne. Yet the fear of his to sally
Forth and ask her status was a part of Roslannes damage tally.
Now she asked, Can I come in? and said, My daughters grown and gone.
Im so sorry for the things I did. Perhaps we might move on
To a second chance for both of us. Ill try to be much kinder.
All the pain she caused came flooding back, with only that reminder.
When you left, I said you couldnt walk away and then expect
Id renew your opportunity to damage and neglect
Our relationship. You should have put me first, when you were living
With your kids. Yet now youre here expecting me to be forgiving.
But you just ran out, and chose to say I didnt meet the grade
Of a partner made for you, when all the lies and games you played
Brought all hell down on our love affair, which should have been the greater
Of considerations in your choices. You cant come back later.
When hed finished, she appealed to him: I wasnt thinking straight.
All those times you thought that I was socializing, when out late,
And you wondered why I left you out. I knew how it could feel, though.
I just couldnt share the fact that I was working for Cabilo.
Then some giants took his plans apart, and finally I learned
Of those evil things afoot, when all my savings had been earned.
I pulled out, just as he met with justice, free of the psychosis
That my private doctor thinks was brought about by his hypnosis.
Its too late, said Krees, I knew about Cabilo, from the start.
But I knew if I went after him, Id jeopardize your heart.
As it happens, five months after you last left, I fell so deeply
For a woman who was married. So I had my private weepy.
After 18 extra months, I ended up in her employ,
Though to her I was the babysitter, just a full-grown boy.
Now just recently I learned that she and her first love (a Viking)
Were among the ones who took Cabilo down, while I was hiking.
Shes a giantess who has the power to shrink: the perfect bride,
For her Viking husband Braisyde, who has subsequently died.
Though you kept me from all aspects of your life, which led to busting
Our relationship, the one time married woman was more trusting.
Just before we even dated, she took me to her big place
On the giant world, and grew to take up quite a lot of space.
I wont speak of your involvement with the man that they defeated.
Roslanne left. He thought of Jenyfer, and dozed off, gently seated.
Author's Chapter Notes:
Krees' hurtful ex girlfriend Roslanne asks him to take her back.