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.