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.