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.