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.