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.