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.