I'll preserve the U Preserve the English U, for you For you because you always knew where it would be I want to save the U Safeguard the English U, for you For you Because I need I need to find the you You wanted me to see I want to know the comma Though I neglect to honour Every breath implied, uncertain of its need Happenchance I am wanton Misplacing or forgotten You were always sure to tell me What to read I am made quite otherwise it seems A criminal to grammar To apostrophe - the hammer All that you made matter as to dream Read to me, I'm always listening I wish to spell correctly To spell is elementary And that I fail is not to disagree I'm pretty sound with tenses With when and which and whences But the order of the letters are degrees I am made quite otherwise it seems A criminal to grammar To apostrophe - the hammer All that you made matter as to dream Read to me, I'm always listening You kept beautiful words in soft carbon pages As beautiful worlds went missing in stages Scattered in sandstorms and stolen in rages A cache of books inside your pillow cases Read to me, I'm always listening