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Cats On Mars

Cats from Earth eat fish on sunny beaches (Umbrellas optional, not included) Unlike sharks they use tiny teeth to chew And get motion sickness when traveling too Seas hold goodies for feline nutritional needs (Canned dolphins and goldfish don't come to mind) Health considerations are forefront for all kitties Mars has no menu of any kind The trip from kitchen to couch is tiring Fat cats dislike all travel including space Mars is far, too far away to go for cat food Felines are all about lazy Stores on Earth are closer, (but closed) Little critters don't eat red rock formations Metal machines are better suited for taste tests Programed for soil sampled treats Expectations are high when there is gravity Cats can't fly…. They stray (on 4 feet we think) Don't be surprised… Cats can't fly (When they do, they use rockets) Even so... Why Mars? (They can't afford it.) No money…. No pockets The red planet has no milk or fish Cats starve without their favorite dishes Death is not a pretty sight Emails are hard to recover on distant planets When dead, lifeless paws make it even harder (Cats don't type to begin with without a cause) Cats like to breath oxygen once in a while Some like to live outside the liter box Live out nine lives lazy on a more inner planet The 3rd. one out to be precise The Red Planet is not so kind in that regard Not equipped to handle little kitties needs Meteorites crush their tiny heads to smithereens Messing up their fluffy fur and happy day Radiation burns them to a crisp Life on Mars is harder than you think Craters cause more than aches and pains Frost bite gets in the way of play and pleasure Like we said Cats on Mars don't live so well without oxygen They could die from lack of food and water Or even overexposure to themselves It's better they stay home on Earth The place where they come from That way they can be fed Instead of something worse In the end this is something else Cats On Mars is just a title There are no cats on Mars Only turtles

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