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.