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.