Stone Soup

Where young artists paint the world with words

The international literary project for students 8 - 18. Stories, poems, and art by young writers and artists since 1973.

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art room

i want to sit in the art room
where no one thinks to check on me
i want to sit in the art room where no one dares to enter
without knowing what they are going to say
and say quietly
i want to sit in the art room so there is no room
for anyone else
i want to sit in the art room
so there is room
for myself