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.