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.