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MOSTLY WATERA poetry collection by Aisha Fukushima
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What are you?
Human.
Mostly water
overflows through my eyes
when I feel misunderstood.
No, what are you?
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Mostly Water is a poetry collection born from years of navigating social norms that fail to capture what it means to be Mixed. Drawing on her lived experiences as a Black and Japanese person growing up between the U.S. and Japan, Aisha Fukushima explores what it means to live from mixed roots.
Moving through her grandmother’s kitchen, hair salons, and post-WWII Afro-Japanese histories, Fukushima challenges narrow frameworks around racial belonging. Here, mixed roots replace the racialized math of halves and quarters. From microaggressions to quiet prayers, each stanza is a lyric within a larger freedom song.
These poems are an opening — an offering for anyone who has ever searched for language spacious enough to hold who they truly are. We are, after all, mostly water — fluid, uncontainable, beyond measure.
SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT WAS PROVIDED BY THE US JAPAN FOUNDATION
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Mostly Water is part of the I Am Abundant Fund, a fiscally sponsored charitable initiative supporting poetry, community gatherings, workshops, and cross-cultural dialogue. If this work has resonated with you and you'd like to help future readings, educational programs, and community offerings come to life, you can make a tax-deductible gift.
Frequently asked questions
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Mostly Water is also available through several regional Amazon stores including:
Germany / much of Europe: Amazon.de →
United Kingdom: Amazon.co.uk →Availability and shipping costs vary by location.
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