I love the rhythm of a sneeze, the expansion and the contraction inherent in the process.
Lips part and nostrils widen. Lungs expand, making the chest and belly rise as they fill with air. The person’s expression and body language just open up like a flower in bloom.
And then…
Their features tense and converge, eyes scrunching shut and teeth clenching. Every muscle is engaged as their body folds in on itself. Air rushes out, squeezed from their lungs in a sudden, explosive contraction.
And then, if you’re lucky, the process starts all over again.










