Fresh water pours from her short coils, down the etches of her brown face and the smooth shape of her body until each drop reaches the perfect pearl blue of the pool, again.

About two years ago, I drew a piece titled "Black Youth" meant to carve out a picture of growth and love for Black children who will pave the way to a future for our communities, inspired by a Ethiopian proverb that children are "flowers that bear tomorrow's seeds."