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.