Spheres

I live my life
Within a sphere
That constitutes
The universe
As I know it.
On the fringes
Of my universe
Are countless
Other spheres,
A few of which
Orbit in close proximity.
Those are the ones
I call my friends
And associates,
The ones I interact with
On a regular basis.
Some of them
Know each other,
But many are worlds apart,
Their only connection
To each other
Being through me.
What connects me
To each of them
Are the dialogs we have,
And it is the depth
Of those conversations
By which I measure
The quality of the life I live
And gage who I am.