I know some of you are into yawning. But have you really thought about how close it is to sneezing?
There's the catalyst. Being tired, being rundown, maybe even sick. You're body is being pushed to a limit.
Then there's the trigger. An itch in the ears, a tingle that tempts your reflexes, your body wants to shrug off the exhaustion, like a chill when it's cold.
The reaction happens. Your lungs take a big, satisfying gulp of air, and it wants to push that itch out, scratch, and massage at that place between the ears. Its the only way to reach it. Eyes water, nostrils flare, the face crumples with it as you can't help but Yaawn wide.
And best of all? It's contagious. Someone else sees it, and they feel that itch too, and no matter how hard they try to ignore it, just the idea of getting to scratch themselves makes their own nose start to flare and their jaw start to quiver open.
They can try to stifle. How horribly unsatisfying it is, how silly someone looks as their watery eyes squint and their lips part just enough to see the tips of their teeth before they swallow it back. They're so obviously exhausted, they just can't help but yawn...
