Jupiter

My father, working nights First shift, eternal light The curse of Adam labor Outside, in the parking lot The current of wind and the light went hot He held his head in terror By Jove and by surprise The current of lightning filled with light It burned his hands with symbols White noise as Lucifer The sacred fire, the sacred fern Conceived with holy water His radiance in the dark Mysterious shape or beauty mark As if it were Minerva Breastplate of Jupiter The hovering deep as he spoke the word The light, the virgin creature All dreams of all disease are fantasy features, ill-conceived Illusions worth remembering My father, late at night Forbidding death, he kissed the light As Jupiter transfigured I need you to change me, prevent you, persuade me By Jove I need you, sensation, my virtue, persuasion By Jove By Jove By Jove Father of light Father of death Give us your wisdom, give us your breath Summoner says that Jupiter is the loneliest planet Red right eye Put in its place Under your foot, carpenter's cape Sermon of death says Jupiter is the loneliest planet Floundering star Failed that you are Fevering pitch Figure of speech Sermon of death says Jupiter is the loneliest planet Say it with faith Say it with force Say it to my face Put me in place Sermon of death says Lucifer is the only conquest Hurricane heart, hurricane haste Wandering star, pick up your pace Sermon of death says Jupiter is the only contest Father of light Father of death Give us your wisdom, give us your breath Sermon of death says Jupiter is the loneliest planet