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.