Pre-Season Jitters

A seed has been planted in the minds of man, Where comfort's blanket is taken, & no longer the plan. Confidence, now shaken, seems fragile to the core. Lengthy marathons are but a memory, not like before. Schedules & venues, blown to bubbles now, how can it be? While performing in solitude, less the crowd & family. While short-lived, there's a residue, leftover & unseen. As players test those filters, wondering how they're clean.