View From The Tower           
                       
                       
                                          
 When I Got Home From Away,  Climbed All 
 The Way  To  The  Top, And  There  Was A 
 Bird  In My Room, Not Too Unreasonable A 
 Bird But  Still An  Unwelcome  Guest  At 
 This  Hour, That  Had  Let  Himself  In. 
                                          
 The Window Was  Open  And So  I Waved My 
 Arms  And He Flew Out. But As Soon  As I 
       Turned Around, HE Was Back.       
                                          
                                     
 I   Took   The   Jackdaw  By   My   Hand 
 Threw   It    Out   The   Window,    And 
        Into What I'M Shielded From       
    Watched Him Fall And Turned Around    
     Held His Gaze Throughout The Fall    
     In Spite He Did Not Move At All      
                                     
                                          
 I Heard  The Thump As He Hit The Ground. 
 My  Mother  Came  Running. "Angel!  What 
 Did You Do?"                             
                                          
 Don'T  Come In Here,  I  Wanted To  Say, 
 But She Would Come Anyway And So  I Kept 
 It  To  Myself.   "Are  You   Allright?" 
                                          
 "I  Hurt  A Bird", And  I Could  See Him 
 Through The Windows, Trying  To Fly With 
 His Wings  Somehow  Inverted. They Would 
 Not  Bear Him,  And  He  Was Infuriated.