a  string  of pearls, like  a  necklace. 
   glowing in offensive colors. luring.   
                                          
                                  
           mall           
                                  
                                          
 a few ways to  get betrayed: being  sold 
 broken  items or mimicry, being recorded 
 (for  what purpose?),  being ascribed  a 
 negative value and getting  kicked  out, 
   or beaten, getting requisitioned to    
 operate some  facet of the  body  (being 
 cared for  enough  to  fear  losing  its 
 favor,  yet not enough  to  meaningfully 
                 survive)                 
                                          
 evokes the sense of  scavenging, but  it 
 is a  projection and a mirage - it's all 
  controlled and coreographed, presented  
 like  a  gift,  a  reward  for  nothing. 
         for being so beautiful.          
                                          
 with  that in  mind, is there  a choice? 
                                          
 it's  easy to grow  lazy  with its ease, 
 and leave  your network of minor streams 
 and  animal pools in  dissaray, and with 
 the  waning of  your secret wells,  your 
 depencence   on  the   mall  will  grow.