<?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>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:27:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@introvertfl/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Heavy Sighs Spoken Softly Live Lyrics + Video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, everyone! If you scroll a little bit down my blog, you'll notice I posted a song called "Heavy Sighs Spoken Softly" from my debut EP. Recently, I had the pleasure of playing What We Live]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@introvertfl/heavy-sighs-spoken-softly-live-video</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@introvertfl/heavy-sighs-spoken-softly-live-video</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[introvertfl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 21:34:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eMZ9iEJCWiqtqXgcgkAfJUKkRCo9bqqdciJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introvert - Hangman's Son Live Video + Lyrics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, everyone! Hangman's Son is one of the first songs I finished for my newest album, "A Graveyard, A Garden." The song is an attempt to reconcile the feelings I had about my own father's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@introvertfl/introvert-hangman-s-son-live-video-lyrics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@introvertfl/introvert-hangman-s-son-live-video-lyrics</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[introvertfl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 21:19:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eFXMZwxJWEK3UGUSy8VFjpmAQdYwQDLhPtJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father Figure(less)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Father Figure(less) is the third song from my debut album "A Graveyard, A Garden." You can follow along with the lyrics and listen here: His eyes wander from his son to the floorboards. The cracks]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@introvertfl/father-figure-less</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@introvertfl/father-figure-less</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[introvertfl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 22:45:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgAMGbStnfXE54GggnqY6eDsuei79kKhSnGNXvAD2hE1GdjykYkgrRziS2ZmpUBUBgsfKKbrZknK6QLG7u51VCVWaSopaf5DQa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If You're Going to Write a Poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're going to write a poem, stop hiding behind words like mine and personal. Give it to the world, open ended- tell them, "I made this for you," because you did, even if you won't admit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@introvertfl/if-you-re-going-to-write-a-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@introvertfl/if-you-re-going-to-write-a-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[introvertfl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 22:29:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jg9zouNvnpaFYNugwqk1jraSFkEPYvk4ejxGMZtSkUeFbebTfhyHKMMK1xMhyt9Mo3EhyBQGezfJWynXif36uBcD3HVYPbUCXx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artificial Light - Haiku #4]]></title><description><![CDATA[A restless jay sings drowning in night - mistaking the streetlights for dawn]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@introvertfl/artificial-light-haiku-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@introvertfl/artificial-light-haiku-4</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[introvertfl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:53:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9ptpAqs92Ni7aEAVb7c7pmPSVnGKLUdLARui3pFYUZBcmx1PdRqFr9xHthjfvccTtvwn7YEfyaJ6azVmWntBKN3jr2Ladcr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SteemitPoetryContest #11 - Alone Among the Pieces]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do you quantify the faces you won't see again? A disappearing act gets difficult once it becomes a trend. I meant every promise at the moment it was said, but there's no one who is easier to lie to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetrycontest/@introvertfl/steemitpoetrycontest-11-honesty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetrycontest/@introvertfl/steemitpoetrycontest-11-honesty</guid><category><![CDATA[poetrycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[introvertfl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 18:03:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgA91kJ4eo3SHmYL6BrtwvPK6Zjz8CWvjDjmWdZeZWNkNNH77NpSg1NR3Tr5nPe6Vhrhk7npYioV2fgfkjY8jUL6Xt1RrEXuqQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tea & Brewing Happiness - Haiku 2 & 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clouds attached to string filled with tattered leaves and Earth. Raindrops in a glass. Stir to screeching steam like billowing cumulus- caffeinated sky.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@introvertfl/tea-and-brewing-happiness-haiku-2-and-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@introvertfl/tea-and-brewing-happiness-haiku-2-and-3</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[introvertfl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 17:01:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgADivQZ1LDwZb9XzPb3FvBVnFHe5Pz2aLiyXTNNokWXgRxfUpA48L5Frp6vHE3ZMgb6qF46ewxiuowNxLo65wESXjvtGxzC9L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introvert - A Garden (Music Video + Lyrics)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey, guys! I just got DTube working after struggling for the last two days, so I decided to upload my first music video to the platform. 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