<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:25:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@johnjgeddes/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping You Safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sweet girl, this is your love. Don’t throw it away searching for something else. Look at me, lying next to you; Trust me not to harm you. Trust me not to go. I'm your someone. 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You were]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@johnjgeddes/fugitive-fleeing-from-the-past</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@johnjgeddes/fugitive-fleeing-from-the-past</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnjgeddes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:27:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJa5zNbRVVrXnjUH7HeFHWfeS6aA7zxKuGpV1f6HQvTBTQ3crDcGtNzfZTRunhUzpQhcdYNY5AdqPzFWZQPHCKk4Q1wwAuBq3eV2zFHuHx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wanted Man                               ...Not Just in the Way I'd Prefer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The saints are in the black list. ― Ilkin Santak I type in a circle of light In an empty room, Surrounded by shadows And ghosts of you. I’m not dramatic, But intense— Everything focused And heightened]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@johnjgeddes/wanted-man-not-just-in-the-way-id-prefer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@johnjgeddes/wanted-man-not-just-in-the-way-id-prefer</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnjgeddes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:32:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1HdYsB7fJjuW6meDRuV7r8fXfxUUXgthiCt9m1TW1ZrHwtfY1AzrHPbbimFucryZJucQVby49X97tn1AyTChYiMKEYLrd26SPZuohdFWyS3fAid9e1VowbmHzEckUFaU6d5P8FEsyBGwpfin?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dark Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dark love is the love that is never named. ― Lorca Unreachable Beauty I stop at night In the garden To watch The Moon face In black water, So lovely, Trembling In the dark... 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