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.