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# THE SNEEZE
- URL: https://www.fsm.ink/the-sneeze/
- Published: 2025-08-05T20:29:50.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-03T17:49:16.000Z
- Author: Staff
- Tags: Poetry, #Import 2026-08-03 09:59

*by Mark Steuer*

Mucosal droplet missiles launched at the speed of sound;  
eyes slammed shut as contorted muscles  
flex in a determined and coordinated thrust of  
noise and motion;  
united in violent release  
for all within earshot to be heard  
“Gesundheit.”  
“God bless you.”  
For those few precious microseconds,  
as close to death as one can get  
without actually dying.

> Mark Steuer - poet and writer.