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.