<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 09:21:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@atbrittain/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[And I will do it again.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm sitting here again, you are only a room away. I can hear your every word, separated by these thin walls. Every word you speak to him is putting more walls between us while crashing mine to dust. Why]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/5uy9kf-and-i-will-do-it-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/5uy9kf-and-i-will-do-it-again</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atbrittain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 07:33:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[And I would do it again...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm sitting here again, you are only a room away. I can hear your every word, separated by these thin walls. Every word you speak to him is putting more walls between us while crashing mine to dust. Why]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@atbrittain/and-i-would-do-it-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@atbrittain/and-i-would-do-it-again</guid><category><![CDATA[poem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atbrittain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 03:30:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[And I will do it again.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm sitting here again, you are only a room away. I can hear your every word, separated by these thin walls. Every word you speak to him is putting more walls between us while crashing mine to dust. Why]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@atbrittain/and-i-will-do-it-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@atbrittain/and-i-will-do-it-again</guid><category><![CDATA[poem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atbrittain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 01:14:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[K.S. my heart is yours..]]></title><description><![CDATA[You appeared one night with him and crashed on our couch. You were an afterthought. Very quiet. I had never even as much as heard your name. You slept that night curled into him, seemingly claimed. Whatever,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/k-s-my-heart-is-yours</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/k-s-my-heart-is-yours</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atbrittain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 05:37:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[Things are crazy again. Every beep of my phone is becoming another hit of my drug that I need to survive. Withdrawls of you stunted by every word-every letter. Beep. I can't bear to see what may be rejection.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/my-drug</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/my-drug</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atbrittain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 19:05:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[I saw you...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I saw you with him, and though I have no claim, I have my heart shredded. I give my all, never enough, and even though you throw it away it is still yours. I will still be here, a refuge in your time of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/i-saw-you-6d3ddc1f18c3d</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/i-saw-you-6d3ddc1f18c3d</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atbrittain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 15:03:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hey there...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey there. Great to see you again. Let me sit here with you a while while my heart is breaking inside of me. I smile, such a twisted grimace, im surprised that you cant see. A thousand rusty razors are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/hey-there-d3bd3a21852da</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/hey-there-d3bd3a21852da</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atbrittain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 18:59:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[Things are crazy again. Every beep of my phone is becoming another hit of my drug that I need to survive. Withdrawls of you stunted by every word-every letter. Beep. I can't bear to see what may be rejection.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/my-drug-2f850f593d24f</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/my-drug-2f850f593d24f</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atbrittain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 01:53:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[For the last time]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have told you for the last time I have told you this all before You need to take me at my word It's finally time to settle the score. I fear I am not being understood I know that I am not getting through]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/4rbmdy-for-the-last-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/4rbmdy-for-the-last-time</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atbrittain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 03:50:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe5fbR2KUwiS4xku85usvs4LWimAY36axzWJBVt4Gw3xPgd4BPV5eqWkqRuhqfjUqvuii3sP2DmxeKdyJE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[For the Last Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have told you for the last time I have told you this all before You need to take me at my word It's finally time to settle the score. I fear I am not being understood I know that I am not getting through]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/dfxuw-for-the-last-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/dfxuw-for-the-last-time</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atbrittain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:21:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe5fbR2KUwiS4xku85usvs4LWimAY36axzWJBVt4Gw3xPgd4BPV5eqWkqRuhqfjUqvuii3sP2DmxeKdyJE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Strive]]></title><description><![CDATA[At times I question what my purpose is, run in circles wondering why I try, why not stop and hide from the suffering, give into the comfortable lie? Not quitting was an excuse to not care, autopilot protects]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/2yrb5r-why-i-strive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/2yrb5r-why-i-strive</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atbrittain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 03:19:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZA9xbMdCpFLM8yt4Zx8d7tZ1YGc5zt8UiddCBUjC6moeSqZPSdrbWvy2g4pSoQUKF39TpFi5av?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I dreamt of You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last night I dreamt of you. I couldn't tell you this. In my arms I held you, for the first time. I've never even dared to imagine it, the beauty of that moment burnt me in anguish as i awoke to realize]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/i-dreamt-of-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/i-dreamt-of-you</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atbrittain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 21:07:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNmdzqSFvtMCPqFka7fMoaTMFYSmaLsHhmyeAGGobnCpQbCMcojJLtj5f8p4aGoQ7R6uZuZBFL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[For the Last Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have told you for the last time I have told you this all before You need to take me at my word It's finally time to settle the score. I fear I am not being understood I know that I am not getting through]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/for-the-last-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/for-the-last-time</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atbrittain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 05:54:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe5fbR2KUwiS4xku85usvs4LWimAY36axzWJBVt4Gw3xPgd4BPV5eqWkqRuhqfjUqvuii3sP2DmxeKdyJE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Caring Makes a Difference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey everyone, Today I would like to tell you about my day to day. 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I've never even dared to imagine it, the beauty of that moment burnt me in anguish as i awoke to realize]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/my-love-i-dream-of-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/my-love-i-dream-of-you</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atbrittain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 21:01:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNmdzqSFvtMCPqFka7fMoaTMFYSmaLsHhmyeAGGobnCpQbCMcojJLtj5f8p4aGoQ7R6uZuZBFL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is love?]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Love, Sometimes I doubt you could ever understand how much I love you. How much you mean to me. I doubt I could continue to live if you ever left me. You are my reason for being, and my hope. I only]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/5cu4nd-what-is-love</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/5cu4nd-what-is-love</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atbrittain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:32:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiSpMHK5jjcCKE39UP7CGAFdUgqipTtQS5eaKKFDiyCXedcMSNLzWrcmAheWiPEjxTFhN4S4GAJv5g8oa4XrWDfZq9tGteDZ5JmZsc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To You, My Love...]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Love, Sometimes I doubt you could ever understand how much I love you. How much you mean to me. I doubt I could continue to live if you ever left me. You are my reason for being, and my hope. I only]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/to-you-my-love</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/to-you-my-love</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atbrittain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 00:36:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiSpMHK5jjcCKE39UP7CGAFdUgqipTtQS5eaKKFDiyCXedcMSNLzWrcmAheWiPEjxTFhN4S4GAJv5g8oa4XrWDfZq9tGteDZ5JmZsc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Strive]]></title><description><![CDATA[At times I question what my purpose is, run in circles wondering why I try, why not stop and hide from the suffering, give into the comfortable lie? Not quitting was an excuse to not care, autopilot protects]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/491xp8-why-i-strive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/491xp8-why-i-strive</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atbrittain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 04:16:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZA9xbMdCpFLM8yt4Zx8d7tZ1YGc5zt8UiddCBUjC6moeSqZPSdrbWvy2g4pSoQUKF39TpFi5av?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[For the Last Time [original poetry]]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have told you for the last time I have told you this all before You need to take me at my word It's finally time to settle the score. I fear I am not being understood I know that I am not getting through]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/for-the-last-time-original-poetry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/for-the-last-time-original-poetry</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atbrittain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 01:51:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe5fbR2KUwiS4xku85usvs4LWimAY36axzWJBVt4Gw3xPgd4BPV5eqWkqRuhqfjUqvuii3sP2DmxeKdyJE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Original Poetry!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last night I dreamt of you. I couldn't tell you this. In my arms I held you, for the first time. I've never even dared to imagine it, the beauty of that moment burnt me in anguish as i awoke to realize]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/new-original-poetry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atbrittain/new-original-poetry</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atbrittain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 13:02:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNmdzqSFvtMCPqFka7fMoaTMFYSmaLsHhmyeAGGobnCpQbCMcojJLtj5f8p4aGoQ7R6uZuZBFL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>