A complex story was told via poetry. Creating a table of content… should be ‘easy’. But in two versions… it’s a bit complicated. Enjoy the navigation.

The Dark Vault Series Table of Content

To keep things simple, all the sections of the story will be listed simply first… them expanded later. It’s the moment when darkness falls and sends a man into a tailspin…

Before the Darkness – Table of Contents

Socially Shared Darkness – Table of Contents

Darkened Vault – Table of Contents

Description

That moment when darkness falls
When a lady flicks her hair
Or dashes a sideways eye
It’s all the same sigh

Wounded
The vault looms
Keeping a calm exterior
Trying not to feel inferior

A man retreats
Looking to find release
A woman wonders about her beast
And why he’s only showing the least

Expanded Table of Content

The poetic story as it lives… the trip to and from the vault. Just watch out for the darker passages.

Before the Darkness

It’s all right… right? - Before the Darkness - Poem - 1 - The sense of security is critical for a relationship. It's a key foundation piece. When a woman inquires if thing are alright... it's not to be a pain... But... should you leave her feeling insecure, well, there will be pain...
Triggering the Dark Side - Before the Darkness - Poem - 2 - She was just happily minding her business.... but he had to trigger... the dark side She was not asking for it. Be careful what you start... be sure you know how to finish.
Before the darkness - Before the Darkness - Poem - 3 - Humans are very intuitive creatures. They also leave a lot of cues. If only one pays attention. She quickly spotted his change in behavior. But he denied anything had changed. The questions started to mount....
A little reflection - Before the Darkness - Poem - 4 - When a lady feels her man is emotionally unavailable, she will often back away and reflect on her options The longer she has to ponder... the darker the options become
Always Ready. Never Sleep - Before the Darkness - Poem - 5 - If he wants to play emotional games... then... let's play Her clapback game was fierce. Her talons sharp. Her eyes lit. Never let a man have the upper hand was her motto She played to win... especially when guys started acting funny
So… What’s up? - Before the Darknes - Poem - 6 - She was not asking for much. Just his emotional touch. She was just checking in to decide if she will check out She was tired of playing games. Life was to short to raise up a male into a man
Darkened Vault - Before the Darkness - Poem - 7 - As far as she could tell... he had changed his mind and wanted out. Things were going so well. Finale of the first part in this trilogy

Socially Shared Darkness

The Cut - Social Vault - Poem - 1 - It was just silly word play He had to get all bent out of shape Man up buddy. It's just words Words that cut deep. Real deep. Masked-by-a-smile-level deep
Emotional Vault - Social Vault - Poem - 2 - Wounded... but stoic... he carried his pain... quietly.... trying to fool her that he was ok She sat... waiting... for she knew... the vault would eventually crack
Beast Awakens - Social Vault - Poem - 3 - Logically speaking... it made emotional sense the beast instinctively was awakened
Her Touch - Social Vault - Poem - 4 - Something about her touch... all magical... soothing... All it took was her touch... all sensual... all powerful All it took was her touch...
When Speaking in Tongues - Social Vault - Poem - 5 - Certain forms of healing require verbalization of feelings... Other forms of communications... speak to the soul... without words... and results in transformative healing
The Dark Vault Series Conclusion - Social Vault - Poem - 6 - The social media portion of the trilogy seems to end but there is a twist to this conclusion...

Darkened Vault

The Opening of a Dark Vault - The third and final part in the trilogy is about to take off. A quick bit of housekeeping.. teasing.. the original poetic musing that launched this entire project
That Moment… When Darkness Falls - Dark Vault - Poem - 1 - That moment when darkness falls... not the sexy desire kind No. The darkness of heaviness.... of a wound beyond words
The Darkened Vault - Dark Vault - Poem - 2 - That place... where men go to hide their hearts That place... he hid himself from himself... this was the curse of being oneself Cold. Safe. Tucked away. Alone. The last place she wanted him to go
Peeking Through Cracks - Dark Vault - Poem - 3 - Just because he was tucked away some place safe didn't mean he wasn't looking He needed his lady She was his reason for being So... he peeked... and was peaked But she didn't see... couldn't see... wanted to see... yet... safely tucked away... he watched... wondering...
Dark Resurrection - Dark Vault - Poem - 4 - The beast had awakened. Her beacon of light calling him. Breaking free, the new passion, the only reason to raise back up... the resurrection
Dark Questions - Dark Vault - Poem - 5 - Maybe a debrief Maybe a bit of relief Tentatively, the two process their grief The only way to build new bridges over this riff There were a lot of questions... that gave rise to more questions and sass...
Dark Pain - Dark Vault - Poem - 6 - Where does it hurt? Slipping tenses... feeling tense Darkness needs light... to break the clouds... and show the rainbow of silver lined shadows That's where it hurts... good and bad.. and good....
The Upside of Darkness - Dark Vault - Poem - 7 - There is good that comes out of darkness There is power in darkness The chase is fueled by darkness The hunt is on through darkness Until he finds his way to his lady
The Side Eye Lash - Dark Vault - Poem - 8 - All was back to normal Or so he thought Then she cut him a look The darkness called The darkness fell But this time... things had to play out differently. This time... he was ready

The Darkened Vault Poetic Series

The trilogy of poetic chapters will unfold in the categories below. Feel free to check in often as this series goes live. It will be the home of the series going forward. Thank you for enjoying, clicking like, and sharing this effort.