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.