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.