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.