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.