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.