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.