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.