Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Yawning

Yawning...

With an open mouth,

I bet it is infectious,

making us drowse,

stealing our attention 

be it office or our house... 


And I wondered, 

it's because I am sleepy,

too tired or being bored,

yet, the more I learned, 

I realized it's importance,

to keep us awake and alert. 


It's an arousal reflex,

releasing some hormone,

to increase our heart rate,

as an evolutionary response,

to prevent us from dangers, 

from being asleep or inattentive. 


So, yawning is a great help,

acting as an involuntary reflex,

even used voluntarily by us,

to equalize pressures within ears.

But beware, of the excessive ones,

might signify, a lack of sleep,

from insomnia, narcolepsy, apnea, 

or many grave diseases... 


Still, lighter ones won't hurt,

spread through power of suggestions, 

when we watch others yawn,

we accompany them, on this fun...


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