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.