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.