gifted plans,

when the first and last
term of his self-affirming

delusions of erasure,
straight-faced, bold,
lying on his kin

ends,

feeding the delicate
invisibility of the black body
with new nooses,

the media will pry open his skull,

soft-shelled,
and find his former self(s)
operating on the frontal lobe

in white coat,
riding an elephant

across the train
tracks to the promised
electorate of haves

-
we will wave goodbye,
and be grateful.