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.