Head to Toe, 44

Head to Toe:

Boning Up on the Bones of the Body

Leg (b): patella

The patella—or the kneecap, as

We call it frequently—

Just caps the knee (!) and takes the jolts

When you fall forwardly.

It takes the bump—and often yells

(Though we can’t hear, of course).

Then heals, then waits to fall again

And call out something coarse.