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.