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.