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1.2k · Sep 2018
Inside, Outside
Mars Ataio Sep 2018
Inside my house atop a dresser is my goldfish
Destined to live his life in a small bowl
That bowl is his whole world
I suppose that bowl is all he knows
I wonder if he wonders what’s outside of that bowl
Or maybe he does not care

Inside my house off in the corner is my bird
Locked away eating seed all day
She has wings but they’re of no use to her
Because that bird cage is all she will know
I wonder if she wonders what the sky is like
Or maybe she does not care

Outside my house lives a feral cat
She is referred to as everyone’s cat
She bears kittens every few months
She has the freedom to go where she pleases
I wonder if she wonders what domestication is like
Or maybe she does not care

Outside my house is a coyote
He howls all through the night
He eats my trash till his stomach might burst
He has no regard for property lines
I wonder if he wonders what a home is like
Or maybe he does not care

Inside my house, outside my house
I have legs to take me anywhere
I have freedom to go where I please
I could walk the earth a thousand times
But I will stay inside my room
Because I do not care
331 · May 2018
Snow Day
Mars Ataio May 2018
Deep down, I want a Snow Day
A Snow Day is nature's way
Of saying, “Slow down, stop, pause.”
There are no cars on a Snow Day,
Nor people to be afraid of.
But it does not snow in California,
Only indoors; so todays another day,
I will make a Snow Day.
258 · Oct 2018
Sex is like Fruit
Mars Ataio Oct 2018
*** is like fruit
I love fruit
Crisp and refreshing
But also at times
Bitter or overripe
High in sugar

An apple a day
Gets extremely boring

If *** is like fruit,
My heart is a tomato

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