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.