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.