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.