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.