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.