I found the Tree of Knowledge
In the middle of a wood
In the middle of winter
It was bearing golden fruit
Apples on the topmost branches
Outlined against the sky
It would take all of my climbing sk**s
To climb that high
The need to know burns me up
Answers to my questions
More urgent than the will to live
Curiosity beckons
So I climb and climb and climb and climb
Legs and arms a-quiver
The higher I climb, the further the top
This tree stretches on forever
Finally I reach the top
Up in the crow's nest, far from land
The whole earth spread beneath me
Gleaming apple in my hand
My teeth are itching for a bite
The great temptation
And in the shiny glowing skin
I see my own reflection
The first bite makes me laugh
The second makes me cry
The final bite fills me up
And back down to earth I fly