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.