"Network"

I press a button
My computer springs to life
I type some gibberish
My screen does a dance
A virtual button pressed
Connects me to the world
Of electronics
Spanning the globe

I glance, I search
I find myself staring
At an unchanging screen
I look around
I see who is there
I find many people
But when I ask
None reply

My heart drops suddenly
A loss felt
Cutting deep into my heart
I prod again
No response
I leave cries for help
And receive silence in return

Did I miss something?
Is there something I do wrong?
Perhaps I speak the wrong language
Perhaps I wear the wrong mask
For that it is which separates us
The masks that they wear
The mask that I wear
Our protective devices
Shielding us from that
Which could bring us pain
In turn
Isolating us
From each other