you are alive
...you are still here
...you are still connected
...each beat of your heart
...serves as a reminder
...you are a part of the worldwide web
...(not a spider or an insect, but a point on the web itself)
...the center of a ripple, the outer bounds of which you will never see
...a brush of a stranger's shoulder against yours
...a moment of eye contact
...a smile and a nod
...there you are
...even if you ignore it
...or cannot bear it
...you are perceived
...you are seen
...whether you like it or not
...