Out

a found poem from a Google search ‘define out’

no longer detained in prison

in the middle of nowhere

no longer involved in a competition

not at home or one’s place of work

away from the goal   the finishing line   the designated playing area

to sea

to be made public

to be made available

aloud

in existence 

(of a stain or mark) removed

(of a flower) in bloom

no longer burning

to be finished

 

James McDermott’s collections published by Nine Arches Press include ‘Father Myself’ and ‘Wild Life’. James’s poems have been published in Poetry Wales, Magma, The North, Butcher’s Dog and Interpreter’s House