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.