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.