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.