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.