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.