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.