<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>first world - The Writink</title> <atom:link href="https://www.thewritink.com/tag/first-world/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.thewritink.com</link> <description>Writings. Thoughts. Wordy stuff.</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2020 15:37:37 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <image> <url>https://www.thewritink.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/favicon.png</url> <title>first world - The Writink</title> <link>https://www.thewritink.com</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Citizen of the World</title> <link>https://www.thewritink.com/citizen-of-the-world/</link> <comments>https://www.thewritink.com/citizen-of-the-world/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[sfortune]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 23:06:52 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fidelity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[first world]]></category> <category><![CDATA[love]]></category> <category><![CDATA[loyalty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[third world]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewritink.com/?p=769</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Citizen of the world Free of loyalty and Full of love, Or so I said Once… When nothing else mattered … <a href="https://www.thewritink.com/citizen-of-the-world/" class="more-link"><span class="more-button">Read<span class="screen-reader-text">Citizen of the World</span></span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thewritink.com/citizen-of-the-world/">Citizen of the World</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thewritink.com">The Writink</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Citizen of the world<br /> <span class="pullquote">Free of loyalty and<br /> Full of love</span>,<br /> Or so I said<br /> Once…<br /> When nothing else mattered<br /> But my desire<br /> To be anchored<br /> Tethered to another<br /> Indivisibly<br /> Unquestionably<br /> Irrevocably…<br /> And so I scoured the world<br /> Mindlessly<br /> In search of something<br /> Indescribable<br /> But unattainable…</p> <p>The childish heart matures<br /> Eventually<br /> And stops chasing worldly boys<br /> That can’t bear to be caught…<br /> The childish heart matures<br /> One day<br /> And chooses the homegrown path<br /> It always shied from travelling<br /> Without remorse…<br /> Fidelity not to country or culture<br /> But to a worthy purpose;<br /> This distinction has made all the difference.</p> <p>The childish heart matures<br /> Eventually<br /> And learns that settling down<br /> Isn’t about becoming enslaved<br /> To something lesser<br /> But becoming part of<br /> Someone, something else<br /> Something bigger than life itself…<br /> The childish heart matures<br /> One day<br /> And finds its place in the world<br /> A home in your heart.</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.thewritink.com/citizen-of-the-world/">Citizen of the World</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.thewritink.com">The Writink</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.thewritink.com/citizen-of-the-world/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>