The JW Performance

I know that posture.

The circuit overseers never teach it outright.

They just wear it long enough that the younger men learn it.

The face that says patience.

The body that says endurance.

The mind that says: please let this conversation end.

I know that sweat.

Bald head dripping.

Shirt sticking to the back.

Underwear damp.

I don’t miss the ties.

I don’t miss the conventions.

I don’t miss the anxiety.

I don’t miss it.