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.