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.