the patella
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mood:
2001-12-07 - 12:49 a.m.
this is the flat movable bone at the front of the knee. that little arrowhead shaped bone. feel it, go ahead, reach down and touch it.
i assume this bone is for protection of your knee joint. all i know is that it really hurts when you hit that thing straight on, the pain lingers for a while. its a deep pain, and depending on how badly you hit it, or got hit, it can hurt for a week or so.
but, thankfully the body heals itself, and within no time, it no longer hurts. your mind will remember though. believe you me, you guard that part with a little more protection whilst walking through knee high cornered tables or equiptment as long as the memory of that pain is in your head.
then one day, it happens. you walk into that glass coffee table with sharp corners and your patella sends urgent pain messages to your brain, and you recall, "yes, this is that pain. i know this pain. this has happened before."
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