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.