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.