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.