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.