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.