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.