Omi

When Omí laughs, it bounces off his chest with his eyes crinkling.
look with intent into the pool of his eyes.
what you find is a swirl of twinkling colors. black- for all the losses Omí has known, yellow- for the brightest days of his life,
blue- for all the unending possibilities.

but Omí has known pain.
a pain bigger than his jingling laughter and twinkling eyes.
Omí, just like his name-water, chose to flow.
flow with life.
perhaps like a gentle ripple.
maybe a surging current.
but Omí will flow.

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Raheemat Elewade

Raheemat Elewade is a creative writer from Nigeria. Her writing cuts across stories about women, pop culture and social issues. Her works have appeared or soon to appear in Document Women, Tales and Whispers and Culture Custodian. She's a self-acclaimed number one fan girl of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

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When Omí laughs, it bounces off his chest with his eyes crinkling. look with intent into the pool of his eyes. what you find is a swirl of twinkling colors. black- for all the losses Omí has known, yellow- for the brightest days of his life,blue- for all the unending possibilities.

but Omí has known pain. a pain bigger than his jingling laughter and twinkling eyes. Omí, just like his name-water, chose to flow. flow with life.perhaps like a gentle ripple. maybe a surging current. but Omí will flow.