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.