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.