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.