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.