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.