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.