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.