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.