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.