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.