Jonathan Reed
When Invention Fails
I have
A love but she
Is not human
Earthly

I have
This hate

It only sleeps
It never dies

I never falter or forget to sway
I am in awe with the decadent

I never falter or forget to sway
I am in awe with the decadent decay

She is a bride
Made of sedatives
And bandages

She is a bride
Made of sedatives
And bandages

She has a name for making amputees
It only hurts when I want it to
I am court appointed
Stenographic therapy

A crooked bite
(From a)
A jagged wreath
(Yeah)

A crooked bite
(From a)
A jagged wreath

I never falter
Or forget to sway

I am in awe with the decant
An accurate description
Of how to
How to cauterize
And cope

I never said any of this was real
I never said that any of this was real

I’m not real
I’m not real
Until next time

Goodbye