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.