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.