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.