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.