A spiders web, beautifully woven spanning the globe. Silk like gossamer threads stronger than titanium. A world of sentient souls connected through light and fiber. spiraling outwards we compose our thoughts, hit send. Another life vibrating at the other end of the wire receives us. Lives interwoven, a tapestry of thoughts, shared experiences. Dreams, fantasies, consciences united in a fragment of time. A world of people disconnected, coming together, colliding. Strangers becomes a friend at the click of accept. Friends depart leaving ghostly silhouettes, avatars, icons. The world virtually created spinning around in a vacuum. Our lives, friendships all residing in slices of silicon chips. The social network, the virtual reality of modern life. The magicians wand, smoke and mirrors, an incredulous illusion. I flick a switch, your lives ebb away like the evening tide. Morning bites like a cold steel knife, wake up and check reality.