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.