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.