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.