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.