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.