<?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>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:21:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@viktoriadame/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[In plain sight]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know they can see, I know they can tell, where my eyes linger, in what place your hands dwell. And what’s the point in hiding? There is no way we can quell. The secrets and I never got along so well.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@viktoriadame/in-plain-sight</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@viktoriadame/in-plain-sight</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[viktoriadame]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 02:59:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGckWHMk1REV8MNQEzcE3nkSSNBusjLUhggJVd4eyZK1iL1noH9wAczZ6DuPtcC6ruRKKF37tpSfbHNskZu6zWXcfyGtA5ka?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watching me wait]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the days go by and the Earth rotates, even the moon grows tired of watching me wait. All parts of me still cry out your name. I can’t hear myself speak, everything burns just the same.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@viktoriadame/watching-me-wait</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@viktoriadame/watching-me-wait</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[viktoriadame]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:08:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJa5zNbRVVrXnjUH7HeFHWfeS6aA7zuQvU6zgL7TesG9bbxb57zSypw8TUfqCBSPbS8GYRvQnXuPHdJCP9f1ReTppsveAeciNgiazMToKk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The flowers I kept]]></title><description><![CDATA[Out of all the flowers that wither in my mind, I protect the dearest, the prettiest kind. If only they lived on, if only you were mine. What’s left of us? Reminisce, what had been said and the genesis]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sad/@viktoriadame/the-flowers-i-kept</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sad/@viktoriadame/the-flowers-i-kept</guid><category><![CDATA[sad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[viktoriadame]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:56:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJa5zNbRVVrXnjUH7HeFHWfeS6aA7zpa91K3Qe2Q6XYdqrJVWwuAZPx9JuWvZe7iV5TD7y6XicE5JKJSF59opYgKZ5jJt8dyGg1oCCRtLW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaps in the silence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your kind words, or lack thereof. I mistook your silence for depth, and my patience for love. Holding a white flag - perhaps just an untied dove.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@viktoriadame/gaps-in-the-silence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@viktoriadame/gaps-in-the-silence</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[viktoriadame]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 21:02:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFtRriDvgUeo5pgNu2ox8p4PrDbUnbYt7U4Ye5T69XdV9pbkABQEDtfWNjbPHPGycoadyLmEv34NYGFQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Golden honey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vanilla mist, amatory. Floating in my scent, bathing in my glory. Suffocate, bite on the cherry. The tune of your heart sounds so weary. Golden honey, paradise. One knows blind lust has its price.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@viktoriadame/golden-honey</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@viktoriadame/golden-honey</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[viktoriadame]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:55:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXC1RsHWxNoWjhqsdMpcQsZ6oGcHVA45fhGWgXdwBnuKv7jb79jJLAQzNnKk8JUweFKD2vZReLzuNJbcrjf28wuiNrbMbBndERr6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[At your mercy]]></title><description><![CDATA[I would beg to hear your laugh. Direct it at me or not. Do as you please with my heart. Maybe even let it rot. Served on a plate, your words, I don’t dare discriminate.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@viktoriadame/at-your-mercy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@viktoriadame/at-your-mercy</guid><category><![CDATA[poem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[viktoriadame]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 04:18:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFtT7C7awkGof3a49KHQcyf1gGWqjhAYLGsuX7Sak8s2XuPwcrYUbYGturCLoXfStEiGnoyyPFJMqLJ2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The other side of Portugal: Monte de Caparica]]></title><description><![CDATA[For many years, I imagined the countries of the Iberian Peninsula as places of endless nightlife and music flooding the streets. 'A land where even the sun learns to slow down,'_ _were the words my father]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/traveling/@viktoriadame/the-other-side-of-portugal-monte-de-caparica</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/traveling/@viktoriadame/the-other-side-of-portugal-monte-de-caparica</guid><category><![CDATA[traveling]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[viktoriadame]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:01:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFv7pHYyJh7HQfjrfmLYm1HEXi1vChw8yEbhYDNzqojB3KXbJL1hLTH1aQEWu13TjropvP3BgS2H9nR4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On baking and patience]]></title><description><![CDATA[I would like to share with you one of my very first attempt at baking a cake. And I will not lie - first times typically come with a fair amount of struggles. Mine was no exception. Most of the chaos,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/baking/@viktoriadame/on-baking-and-patience</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/baking/@viktoriadame/on-baking-and-patience</guid><category><![CDATA[baking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[viktoriadame]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:30:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFvagLRuL3dSjegCBwqVAhTKFXQiKsZNHEbDqEbP7Hr6Pb2UiMPgU51WT3bJnYVbotzmPSAeHurfbubL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>