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.