The new Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is ‘A Room Alone’ by A.M. Clarke, a short, atmospheric work that leaves everything to the imagination. Its opening lines begin thus: "night in the long hours / 
quiet like the inside /of a suitcase." The poet’s profile page says: “I've been writing since my early teens. I haven't really gathered anything to brag about since then. I hardly publish and I've never submitted to a competition. I find most of my enjoyment in both the act and aftermath of writing.”    

A ROOM ALONE

by A.M.Clarke

night in the long hours
quiet like the inside
of a suitcase

somewhere
a fire is burning

darkness moves
a breath against
the heavy wall
blind and
pillow soft