I'm lying on my back
And staring through the trees
When suddenly
I realize!

There is a profound similarity between trees and knees.

For trees provide the life-sustaining oxygen
But are chopped and burned and mulched,
And knees aid in the ease of walking
But are scraped and knocked and bruised

I'm lying on my back
And staring past my knees
When suddenly
I realize!

Life would be nothing, were it but for trees and knees.