The Portrait of John Cena in My Dining Room

In response to Dancing Elephants prompt 7 of 52

photo by the author

Going into preschool, my son chose his first backpack. It featured a sparkly image of John Cena in his standard wrestling attire, along with the catchphrase, “Hustle | Loyalty | Respect.”

I did not grow up watching or appreciating professional wrestling. To say that it seemed silly to…